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Georgia Lottery Player Wins $2M from Scratch-off Ticket
The win came shortly after the lottery announced two more recipients of seven-figure prizes
A lucky player in Georgia has won a life-changing $2 million prize from a scratch-off ticket. This win came shortly after two other players won seven-figure prizes from different games.
Jackpots Galore Indeed
According to the Georgia Lottery’s official announcement, a player won $2 million from the lottery’s Jackpots Galore scratch-off game. This mouth-watering prize was secured by a player in Clayton County.
According to the report, the player won the sizeable sum after purchasing his winning ticket from Rex C Store, 6448 Highway 42 in Rex. The winner claimed their winnings on March 11, officials added.
The announcement came several days after a separate player won $1.5 million from the $1,500,000 Max scratch-off game. As the game’s name implies, this is the highest prize participants can win.
Lottery officials added that the winning $1,500,000 Max ticket was sold at Stark Road Chevron, 780 Covington Street in Jackson. The player claimed their winnings on March 6.
Additionally, the Georgia Lottery noted that a player enjoying the 2nd Edition Billionaire Club scratch-off ticket won a $1 million prize. In addition to confirming that the player claimed the prize on March 6, the lottery noted that the player chose the lump sum option for $535,398.06.
The winning ticket was sold at Super Food, 2529 Old Atlanta Road in Griffin.
Players Across America Win Big
In the meantime, Americans are preparing for an exciting weekend with another Mega Millions drawing coming later today, and a Powerball drawing coming tomorrow. Both of these games’ jackpots were won recently, causing the top prizes to be reset.
For context, the Mega Millions jackpot is currently $50 million with a one-time lump sum option of $22.9 million. The Powerball top prize, on the other hand, is currently at $75 million with a cash option of $34.6 million.
In other news, a $2.5 million lottery jackpot was just won by a lucky player in Pennsylvania who was enjoying the $120,000,000 Payout game.
Elsewhere, a father’s routine visit to see his daughter in North Carolina netted him some $410,432 after he bought a Cash 5 ticket and won the game’s jackpot.
In Texas, on the other hand, a fortunate player won the second-biggest Two Step jackpot in the game’s history,
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