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Miami Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player hits $150,000 jackpot in Georgia. Where was ticket sold?
A Georgia lottery player tested their luck — and netted a top prize. Someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $150,000 in the drawing Wednesday, May 28, the Georgia Lottery's website says. The winning ticket, sold at a Publix Super Market in Sandy Springs, matched all five numbers, officials confirmed. The winner has not yet come forward as of May 29, according to lottery officials. The winning Fantasy 5 numbers were 3-28-31-35-36, results show. The odds of snagging the jackpot prize are 1-in-850,668, according to the lottery's website. It's the latest big lottery win for the Peach State, coming a week after an Instant Ca$h scratcher game sold in Chickamauga netted a jackpot prize worth $1 million, McClatchy News reported. Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Georgia Lottery said. Sandy Springs is about a 20-mile drive north from downtown Atlanta.
Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player turns $10 ticket into $1 million prize in Georgia. Here's where
A stop at a Georgia gas station led to a big win for a lucky lottery player. Someone in Chickamauga won $1 million on an Instant Ca$h scratch-off game, beating odds of 1 in 1,600,000 to snag the top prize, according to the Georgia Lottery. The winner bought the $10 ticket at a Circle K in Chickamauga, near the Georgia-Tennessee state line, the lottery said in a May 27 news release. They claimed their winnings May 20, a lottery spokesperson said. Additional information wasn't immediately available. It's the latest big lottery win for the Peach State, coming about a week after a Fantasy 5 player won a whopping $749,445 jackpot in the May 20 drawing, McClatchy News reported. That ticket was sold at a Chevron Food Mart in Morrow, lottery officials said. Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and 90 days on instant games, or before the game ends, according to the Georgia Lottery. Chickamauga is about a 15-mile drive south from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Fox News
20-05-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces Georgia governor bid, slams Trump in campaign video
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launched a Georgia gubernatorial bid on Tuesday, slamming President Donald Trump in a campaign video. "Donald Trump is a disaster for our economy and our country. From his failure to address rising prices to giving an un-elected billionaire the power to cut Medicare and Social Security. It's one terrible thing after another," she asserts in the video, later declaring, "Georgia families deserve far better than what Donald Trump and Republicans are giving us." Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Bottoms said in the video that "expanding Medicaid" would be her "top priority" as the state's governor, and that she would "work to eliminate state income taxes for teachers." She worked for President Joe Biden during a portion of his White House tenure. In 2022 she was announced as Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement, and then in 2023 Bottoms was selected to serve on the President's Export Council. Current Peach State Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who is now serving his second consecutive term, is not eligible to seek re-election in 2026. In addition to Bottoms, Republican state Attorney General Chris Carr and Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves, are both also running for the job. Olu Brown — who previously "served as the Founding and Lead Pastor of Impact United Methodist Church," according to — is also seeking the governorship.
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michigan State football offers 2026 DB Tyson Sanford of Suwanee, Ga.
Michigan State football offers 2026 DB Tyson Sanford of Suwanee, Ga. Michigan State football has extended an offer to a defensive back prospect from the Peach State. Tyson Sanford of Suwanee, Ga. announced earlier this week that he's received an offer from the Spartans. Sanford posted on his social media X account about the offer. Sanford is currently an unranked prospect on both 247Sports and Rivals. He plays Peachtree Ridge High, and is listed at 5-foot-11 and 182 pounds. Michigan State is one of nearly 20 schools to offer Sanford, according to 247Sports. He also holds offers from USF, Duke, Air Force, Wake Forest, Navy, Army, Arkansas State, FIU, Miami (OH), Tulane, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, East Tennessee State, Wofford and Gardner-Webb. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Best trails in Georgia: USA Today names this spot best for walkers, hikers and cyclists
USA Today has released its Readers' Choice Awards 2025 results for the 10 best recreational trails in the U.S., and one in Georgia made it into the top ten. This trail in Georgia, ranked No. 9 in the entire U.S., is is paved and non-motorized, suitable for walkers, hikers, and bicyclists. According to USA Today, the best trail in the Peach State is the Silver Comet Trail, a 61.5-mile long trail running from Smyrna to the Georgia/Alabama state line near Cedartown. Here is USA Today's list: Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail (Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama) Withlacoochee State Trail (Inverness, Florida) Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail (Spokane Valley, Washington) Katy Trail (Missouri) Chessie Trail (Lexington, Virginia) Capital City State Trail (Madison, Wisconsin) South Platte River Trail (Julesburg, Colorado) Ke Ala Hele Makalae (Kauai, Hawaii) Silver Comet Trail (Georgia) Great Allegheny Passage (Maryland and Pennsylvania) Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@ This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: USA Today best recreational trail in Georgia: Silver Comet Trail shines
