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.
ATLANTA,Georgia: Patricia Taylor of McDonough won the Georgia Lottery Millionaire game. This winning ticket was sold by Petro Food Mart 269 Keys Ferry St. "I was in the store when I scratched it," she said. "I nearly passed out. I was in shock." "I am absolutely lucky," she exclaimed.
12/14/08 Fred Rhodes of Brunswick won $43,059 by hitting all 5 winning numbers for the 12/03/08 Fantasy 5 lottery. Rhodes, visited a Georgia Lottery retailer for a printout of the draw results and discovered his win. "The message board said, 'One winner from Brunswick,' " Rhodes explained. "I said, 'Gee, I hope it's me,' and it was." The Stop store 4544 Old Cypress Road in Brunswick sold this winner they will get a bonus of $2,000. "We're going to pay some bills, have a little extra for Christmas, give the children and grandchildren a little bit, and put some up," he said.
Mary got lucky with the Georgia a Buy One, Get One Free Fantasy 5 ticket. She hit all 5 numbers for the 10/31/08 lotto Fantasy 5 drawing for the $155,944 top prize. Circle K Stores 1408 Veterans Parkway in Columbus sold this winning ticket. I feel like a millionaire," she said.
11/25/08 AT Atlanta,GA. Lysa Weddington has won a flattering $250K top prize playing the Georgia Lottery's holiday-theme Merry Money instant game. Weddington bought this winning ticket at the Chevron Food Mart 6455 Highway 85 in Riverdale, "I saw the symbol and said, 'Oh wow,' ” she recalled. "I grabbed my keys and raced back to the salon to call my family." "I want to help a friend get a car, and I want to take my aunt on a cruise," she shared. "As for what I want, I'm still undecided."
Jodene Cain won $500,000 in the Georgia lotto with Jumbo Bucks instant ticket while shopping at Krogers."My oldest son drank all the milk, so I had to go out," said Cain. "I scratched the ticket at home and was in shock. I didn't believe it." The Jasper Kroger store at 15 Bill Wigington Parkway sold this lotto winner. Cain plans to purchase a new home and is thinking about a vacation. This is the icing on the cake, she said.
Atlanta police officer wins a $315,927 Georgia Fantasy 5 lottery for the 10/17/08 lottery. Our Convenience Store at 2176 County Line Road S.W. in Atlanta sold this winning lotto ticket. He visited the Georgia Lottery's Web site for drawing results and confirmed his winner. "I had always hoped to win," the father of six said. "I'm satisfied." With his lottery win, Bennett plans to pay off bills and anticipates retiring early next year. He has been with the Atlanta police department for 35 years.
Mark Staffa hits the Georgia Mega Millions lotto for $42 million. Rockmart, GA: Mark Staffa matched all of the winning numbers in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing and won a $42 million jackpot. Staffa discovered his win Wednesday morning while checking the Mega Millions Web site. I couldn't stand up. I just sat there” he said. My body went kind of numb. I started breathing erratically,I guess. Scott’s Market 2515 Gold Mine Road in Dallas, Ga. sold the lotto ticket.
A professor at Columbus State University, is one of two players each to win $225,855 in a recent Fantasy 5 drawing. T / T Food Mart 2905 Warm Springs Road in Columbus sold this winning lotto ticket.
09/28/08 Pooler postal worker tracks $75,000 in lottery winnings Stopping for gas turned into a lottery win worth thousands for one Pooler postal worker. Ann Johnson, a U.S. Postal Service window clerk, played the Georgia Lottery instant game Winfall and won a $75,000 top prize.
The winning lotto ticket was sold by Airways Shell 294 Crossroads Parkway in Savannah. "I had so many butterflies in my stomach," she said. "I told the owner and staff, and they were happy for me." Johnson plans to save her lottery prize. "Winning feels good," she exclaimed.
Georgi bought his winning numbers at the Krogerin Duluth.
09/18/08 A Carrollton family has claimed the $133 million jackpot for the Aug. 29 Mega Millions drawing. Frank and Phyllis Skinner and children "The ticket was purchased by Phyllis, which is unusual because she rarely buys tickets but did so that evening," Skinner explained. "Over the years individual members of the family have all bought tickets representing the family, and it evolved into a tradition."
The winning lotto numbers for the 08/28/08 Georgia Mega Millions drawing were: 21-25-26-50-51 and the bonus/MegaBall=22. Phyllis purchased the winning tickets at the Mableton Chevron gas station at 1450 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Mableton Georgia gets $25K bonus.
Winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth $47,686 sold in Augusta James Philbeck played his own numbers when he purchased his ticket at Circle K 1488 Reynolds St. in Augusta. Winning numbers from the 9/3/8 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 4-13-19-22-23. In Sept. 2005, James won $101,668 playing Fantasy 5. "It's great for me," Philbeck exclaimed. "I'm very fortunate."
08/03/08 ATLANTA,GA: Gil Mallard of Jesup won a $1 million from the Georgia Lottery's instant game. Jesup Discount Corner 1105 S. First St. in Jesup sold this winning ticket.
07/12/08 Bonita Frey, a cargo supply attendant at Delta, hit a $1 million prize, Roswell Food Mart at 4968 Roswell Road in Atlanta,GA sold this winning lotto ticket. "I looked at it and said, 'This can't be real,' "I had to sit down to really look at it."
Jackson,Georgia: Jimmie Evans, retired GM employee , enjoys a $1 million lottery win. "I had a good hunch," Evans said. "I knew I was going to win. I was sitting there watching TV, and I knew they were going to pull my name out." "I've been lucky all my life," he said. This winning Georgia lotto ticket was sold at the Jackson 76 gas station 209 E. Third St. in Jackson,
ATLANTA,GA. The Georgia Lottery Corporation has announced that its Savannah District Office has moved to a new location. new location is located in Lawrel Hill Village on Highway 17 at Abercorn Extension. "Our new Savannah office is easily accessible from Interstate 95, Interstate 16 and other major highways," The new office is located at 101 Little Neck Road in Savannah. Georgia Lottery players can claim prizes and purchase tickets at the district office.
Decatur has a $1 million lottery winner. Atlanta,Georgia: Kokilabahen Patel played the Georgia Lottery instant game Georgia's $500 Million Club and won $1 million. Gas / Food Mart at 600 W. Howard Ave. in Decatur sold this winning GA Georgia lotto ticket. "I am very happy," she said. "We all were really shocked, and we are really excited." "We are celebrating," she exclaimed.
06/18/08 A retired Jackson mail carrier has a Georgia lottery win. Freddie Dodson, retired rural mail carrier for the US Postal Service, hit all 5 winning numbers in the Georgia Fantasy 5 lotto drawing and won a $501,448 top prize. Jackson Food Mart at 412 W. Third St. in Jackson,GA., sold the winning Georgia Quick Pick lotto ticket. A grandfather of 5 said he checked the winning numbers at the store a few days after the drawing. "I was kind of startled at first," said Dodson. no immediate plans for their Georgia lotto winnings. "Winning the lottery feels pretty good," he shared. "I'm not sure yet of what to do."
Mayor claims victory with $250,000 lottery win. The mayor of a suburban Atlanta city cast his vote and won the Georgia Lottery race for a $250,000 prize. Lawrenceville Mayor Rex Millsaps matched 5 of the 6 winning numbers in the May 30 Mega Millions lottery and won. "I think it's wonderful," he said. "I've got a wedding to plan." Mayor Millsaps purchased his Georgia lotto ticket at Safa Express, 725 Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville,Georgia. "I'm going to get a new set of tires for my truck and get it detailed really well," he exclaimed.
ATLANTA, Georgia: Waynesboro school bus driver took the Georgia Lottery route for a $100,000 win. Georgia Ann Dukes winning lotto ticket was purchased as a Mother's Day gift. He purchased the Georgia lotto ticket at Stop-N-Shop, 249 E. Sixth St. in Waynesboro. "What a shock," the mother of four said. "I almost fainted." Dukes said she plans to pay bills with her lotto winnings.
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