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Lottery player checks app, learns they’ve won $1,000 a week for life in Georgia

A lottery player won $1,000 for life, Georgia Lottery officials said.
A lottery player won $1,000 for life, Georgia Lottery officials said. GETTY IMAGES

A player won $1,000 for life after buying a lottery ticket, Georgia officials said.

A Jonesboro resident bought a Cash4Life ticket through the Georgia Lottery mobile app and matched all five winning numbers – 4, 32, 44, 47, and 54 — in the Oct. 22 drawing, according to an Oct. 26 news release by the Georgia Lottery.

Instead of choosing the weekly cash option, the winner opted for the $1 million lump-sum payment on Oct. 23, officials said.

Odds of winning the $1,000 week for life prize in the Cash4Life game are 1 in 7,282,016. The game offers a jackpot of $1,000 a day for life, with odds of 1 in 21,846,048.

Jonesboro is about a 20-mile drive south from Atlanta.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Paloma Chavez
McClatchy DC
Paloma Chavez is a reporter covering real-time news on the West Coast. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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