Someone is holding a lottery ticket worth $150,000 in Georgia. Where was it sold?
A stop at a Georgia gas station led to a big win for a lucky lottery player.
The player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $150,000 in the drawing Monday, June 16, the Georgia Lottery said. The ticket, sold at a Texaco station in Jonesboro, matched all five numbers.
The winner came forward Wednesday morning, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News on June 18.
The winning Fantasy 5 numbers were 4-24-27-30-41, results show. The lucky player beat odds of 1 in 850,668 to take the top prize.
Three days earlier, another Fantasy 5 player won a whopping $1.5 million jackpot in the June 13 drawing, according to the lottery’s website. That ticket was sold in Villa Rica, a spokesperson told McClatchy News.
A Powerball player also netted a $250,000 prize on June 16, capping off a string of big wins in the Peach State, results show.
Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Georgia Lottery said.
Jonesboro is about a 20-mile drive south from downtown Atlanta.
This story was originally published June 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM.