11/12/09 Flora Williams matched all numbers for the 11/03/09 Fantasy 5 drawing for a $218,968 jackpot. The Shell Food Mart at 3933 Buford Drive in Buford sold this winning lotto ticket. "I feel wonderful," said Williams. "I almost went out of my body," she said. "It was such a surprise.
10/25/09 Brian Brown of Wentworth won a $250,000 prize from matching the first five winning numbers in the Oct. 16 Mega Millions drawing. "I am absolutely excited," he exclaimed. "I'm still in shock." The Flash Foods store at 111 Sunset Blvd. in Jesup sold this winning Georgia lotto ticket. "It all worked out good," he said.
10/18/09 Dennis Sutton won the $5 million top prize on the World Class Millions lotto. He and his wife, Tina, are elated. I don't really think it's sunk in yet, said Sutton, who has a chicken farm. The Kroger store at 3895 Cherokee St. in Kennesaw sold this winning lotto ticket. With his new prize, Sutton is considering retiring the farm. He also intends to pay off bills.
10/25/09 Michael Sussmann won $250,000 playing the instant game Millionaire Jumbo Bucks. "I'm feeling much better," he said."I don't think it has sunk in. I'm still in awe." The Gateway Newsstand in Atlanta's Cumberland Mall sold this winning Georgia lotto winning ticket.
10/14/09 10 Winning Tickets hit 5 + 0: one of these winner is in Georgia.
10/07/09 Charles Wilkes of Winston, hit the first 5 numbers in the 09/29/09 GeorgiaMega Millions drawing, winning a second prize of $250,000. The Quik Pik ticket was sold by Clayton Oil Food Mart 7656 Highway 441 N. in Dillard. "It was so shocking," he said. "I sent my wife to the computer to check the results, and we both agreed that our prize is good."
10/5/09 Oakfield woman to help others with $her lottery winnings. She won playing the Georgia Lottery Sit and Win game Rolling Jackpot. Rhonda Potts hits the Georgia lotto for $9,455 prize. "I'm giving 10 percent to a family with an ill child," Potts said. "His story has been all over the news." The Fast Eddie's Petro 2400 Clark Avenue in Albany sold this winning lotto ticket. "I just want to do something right," she said.
09/26/09 After just retiring Michael Gibbens, hit the first 5 winning numbers Georgia Mega Millions drawing The Country Store 2991 Highway 80 in Bloomingdale sold this winning GA lotto ticket. "I'm going to pay every bill we've got and put the rest in the bank," he said.
4 $250K cash winners hit 5 of 6: 2 in Georgia one in Massachusetts and one in Ohio.
09/18/09 Appling man wins $52,000 annually James Hendricks has hit the Win for Life lottery hit all six winning numbers for the 9/9/09 GA Win for Life drawing, winning $52,000 a year for life. The Publix Super Markets store 403 Furys Ferry Road in Martinez sold this winning ticket. "I feel great," he exclaimed.
09/09/09 5 $250K winners hit 5 of 6: 3 in Georgia, one in Maryland and Michigan.
09/03/09 Wayne Reese hit all of the winning numbers in GA Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing for a $12 million jackpot. The actual Georgia winning numbers were: 02-09-28-51-53 and the MegaBall=19. The Red and Ed's Convenience Store 874 Corinth Road in Newnan sold this winning lotto ticket.
09/02/09 One Mega Millions Jackpot Winner in Georgia. 9 $250K winners hit with 5 + 0: 2 in California, 2 in Illinois, Maryland, 2 in New York and 2 in Ohio.
2 winning tickets for the 8/28/09 Mega Millions drawing, The winning tickets, estimated $166.5 million each, were purchased in San Gabriel, California and the Bronx, New York. One ticket from KIM KY NOODLE 1108 S San Gabriel BL, SAN GABRIEL, CA.
24 $250K winners hit 5 of 6, 4 winners in California, 2 in Georgia, 1 in Massachusetts, 4 in Michigan, New Jersey had 3, New York had 3, 2 in Ohio, 3 in Texas and 2 in Virginia.
24 $250K cash winners hit 5 of the 6 numbers. 4 in California, 3 in Georgia, 2 in Michigan, 6 in New Jersey, 3 in New York, Ohio had 2, 2 in Texas and 2 winner in Virginia.
14 $250,000 cash winners hit 5 of 6: 3 winners in California, Georgia, 2 in Illinois, 1 winner in Massachusetts, Maryland, 2 winners in New Jersey, New York, Texas and 2 in Virginia.
23 $250K cash winners hit 5 of 6: 3 winners in California, 7 in New Jersey, 5 in New York, 4 in Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Virginia.
08/07/09 Fort Benning dining attendant chows on $500,000 Gloria Williams a worker at the Army post's dining room for 23 years, played the Georgia Lottery instant game Diamonds / Gold and won a $500,000 top prize. The R & S Grocery store 541 Second Ave. in Columbus sold this winning GA lotto ticket. "I just feel great," said Williams, a resident of Phenix City, Ala. "I will make a lot of people in my family happy."
Cynthia Wilson wins $250,000 top prize playing Bass Pro Shops $250,000 Cash Adventure. "Words cannot describe how I feel about it all," said Wilson, who works for a truck and trailer dealership. The Mega Star Food Mart 221 U.S. Highway 41 in Ringgold sold this winning ticket. She scratched it in her car. "I walked back into the store and told the clerk," she said. "I was very weak. I had to hold on to the counter."
06/12/09 Michael Johnson finally checked hos old lotto tickets and realized he had won the quarter-million dollar cash jackpot. The RaceTrac store at 2466 Delk Road in Marietta sold this quick winner. "I didn't scream. I called my wife and invited her to lunch," said Johnson, "She didn't say much. She just started crying."
05/12/09 Ann Lundin hit all 5 winning numbers for the 5/08/09 Fantasy 5 drawing, winning a $244,783 jackpot prize. The Thomas Crossroads BP station at 3079 E. Highway 34 in Newnan, Georgia sold this winning lotto ticket. "I couldn't believe it," Ann said. "This was the perfect Mother's Day gift. I feel very happy." Lundin is considering a Disney cruise.
05/11/09 Mike Hurst hit the Georgia lotto for $50,000 as 1 of 5 grand prize winners. I'm ecstatic," he said. "I mean, wow! "It's just been a lot of fun," said Hurst, who is married with two children. The Money Back store 1900 GA. Highway 18 in West Point, He plans to save his winnings. "I'm going to bank it," he said.
Kelvin Heard in Washington hit the instant game Red Hot Numbers for a $350,000 top prize. The Kwick Stop 4894 Tignall Road in Washington sold this winner "I had to sit on the sofa for a minute and slow my heart down," he said.
04/10/09 Mark Akin of Locust Grove won the $233,352 jackpot will all 5 Fantasy 5 numbers. The Xpress Food Store 2630 Highway 42 S. in Locust Grove sold this winning ticket. "I was numb," he said. "I told my wife, and she couldn't believe it."
James Walker who won $1 million back in 2006, won $498,349 from matching all 5 winning numbers in the 03/04/09 Fantasy 5 drawing. "I'm just as excited as I was when I won $1 million," he shared. The Chevron Food Mart 2220 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth sold this lucky Quik Pik lotto ticket. I'm on top of the world, Walker said.
02/26/09 A Conyers woman is nursing a quarter-million dollar lottery win. Joyce Garrett-Williams of Conyers, a RN, won the top prize playing Merry Money, a Georgia Lottery instant game for $250,000. The Fast Mart store 3730 Highway 124 in Snellville sold this winning lotto ticket. "It was a treat," she exclaimed. "I saw all of those zeros, and my eyes bucked."
02/09/09 James Lynch of Canton Georgia won a $500,000 playing the Georgia lottery $500,000 Riches, instant game. Winning lottery ticket was sold by the Kroger store 8020 Cumming Highway in Canton. "I just picked that ticket before I clocked in for work," he said. "I feel pretty good". "When I saw that I'd won, I went back home." Lynch and his wife, Donna, plan to pay off bills with his lottery win.
Ronald Page is a partial winner $198,753 for the 01/24/09 GA Fantasy 5 drawing. "It's amazing," exclaimed Page. Hickory Flat Chevron station 6880 Hickory Flat Highway in Woodstock sold this winning Georgia lotto ticket."I woke my wife. That was the first thing I did," he said. "When I told her, she started crying." The winning numbers from the Jan. 24 Fantasy 5 drawing were= 03-20-25-26-37.
ATLANTA, GA. John Elias, he won the $1,000 a week prize for a year. The Circle K store 183 W. Athens St. in Winder sold the winning ticket. Elias went online to check his ticket his ticket with the Georgia Lottery Web site and discovered his win. "It was blind luck," he said. "I am excited." "It's great," he exclaimed. Win for Life is a multi-state game played in Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky.
01/20/09 ATLANTA, GA: Kimberly Peavy wins a large Georgia lottery prize. Kimberly Peavy won the $2.5 million top prize playing the new Millionaire Jumbo Bucks instant game. The University Chevron gas station 3711 Macon Road in Columbus sold this lotto ticket. Peavy was quoted as saying that winning $2.5 million "feels wonderful." "I am going to purchase a home, a new car, and I'll put money aside for college and savings," the Phenix City, Ala., resident said.
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