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A Georgia lottery player has over half a million new reasons to celebrate Independence Day. The lucky player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $567,689 in the July 4 drawing, the Georgia Lottery said. The ticket, sold in Carrollton, matched all five numbers.
Totals last week rang up to nearly $42 million in scratch-off earnings for Georgians. Here's where the lucky winners got their tickets.
ATLANTA — Two Georgia Lottery players won over $1 million in Saturday night’s Fantasy 5 drawing. One ticket was purchased by a Fairburn resident on the Georgia Lottery mobile app, and the other was purchased at a Raceway gas station in Valdosta. Both tickets matched all five numbers, which were 15-22-24-33-41, and won a total of $1,064,097.
On July 4, someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot and won $567,689, the Georgia Lottery said. That ticket was sold at a BP station in Carrollton. Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the lottery’s website says.
The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Georgia Fantasy 5" game were:
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The Georgia Lottery is premiering a brand new game show on Thursday night. On the Lucky Pik Game Show, 10 players will compete for the chance to win up to $50,000 LIVE at the WSB-TV studios in midtown Atlanta.
A stroke of luck led a Georgia lottery player to a six-figure prize. The Carrollton resident won a $217,570 jackpot playing the Cleopatra Clusters Jackpot Diggi Game on June 23, officials said in a news release.
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Georgia FIVE Evening" game were: You also can respond to a story: Submit a letter to the editor.