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Georgia's big lottery winners

 

 
  • Melvin Ponder won $50,000 playing Jumbo Bucks Classic! He purchased his winning ticket at Griffin Farmers Market in Griffin.
  • Roslyn Thompson won $250,000 playing Mega Millions! She purchased her winning numbers at BP Gas Station in Atlanta.
  • Janard Small won $206,434 playing Fantasy 5! He purchased his winning numbers at BP Food Mart in Covington.
  • Bobby Norton won $30,000 playing Orange Twist! He purchased his lucky ticket at Bagwell & Spears #34 in Acworth.
  • Syed Rashid won $500,000 playing Jumbo Jumbo Bucks in October 2008. He purchased his winning ticket at Shell Food Mart in Lawrenceville.
  • Roy Hixon won $203,300 playing Fantasy 5 in December 2008! He purchased his lucky numbers at RaceTrac #0328 in Marietta.
  • Patricia Taylor won $5 million playing the Georgia Lottery's 15th Anniversary Millionaire Extravaganza in December 2008! She purchased her winning ticket at Petro Food Mart in McDonough.
  • Ocie Franklin won $250,000 playing Mega Millions in December 2008! She purchased her lucky numbers at Pantry Corner in Covington.
  • Mark Staffa won $42 million playing Mega Millions! He purchased his winning numbers at Scott's Market in Dallas.
  • Marilyn Addison won $1 million playing the Georgia Lottery's 15th Anniversary Millionaire Extravaganza! She purchased her winning ticket at CITGO in Snellville.
  • Mack Roper won $52,000 playing Win for Life! He purchased his winning numbers at South Bogan Shell in Buford.
  • Lysa Weddington won $250,000 playing Merry Money! She purchased her lucky ticket at Chevron Food Mart in Riverdale.
  • Larry Cantrell won a getaway for two to a college football post-season match-up in Miami! He was randomly selected in the second chance drawing after submitting his Cash 3 ticket purchased at Kroger #0475 in Decatur.
  • Kenmond Bennett won $315,927 playing Fantasy 5! He purchased his lucky numbers at Our Convenience Store in Atlanta.
  • Edward Wanalista won a getaway for two to a college football post-season match-up in Glendale, Ariz.! He was randomly selected in the second chance drawing after submitting his Cash 3 ticket purchased at Kroger #0334 in Norcross.
  • Connie Clark won $75,000 playing $75,000 Cashword! She purchased her winning ticket at State Park Shoppette in Carrollton.
  • Charles Lewis Jr. won $500,000 playing $500,000 Player's Club! He purchased his winning ticket at Shell Food Mart in Snellville.
  • Caleb Steele won $500,000 playing $500,000 Player's Club! He purchased his lucky ticket at Corners Chevron in Duluth.
  • Bobby Sloan won $500,000 playing $500,000 Player's Club! He purchased his lucky ticket at Quick Shop in Hampton.
  • Anthony Adkins won a 2008 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 105th Anniversary Edition motorcycle and a 2008 105th Anniversary Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 truck. He purchased his winning ticket at Hampton Food Mart in Hampton.
  • A route to Georgia proved a lucky one for a Lexington, Ky. school bus driver. Checking a three-month-old Mega Millions ticket, Michael Johnson realized in June that he’d won a quarter-million dollar prize. He matched the first five winning numbers in the Feb. 27 Mega Millions drawing, winning $250,000.
  • Alvin Barnette of Dalton won $500,000 playing Jumbo Jumbo Bucks!
  • Eight employees of AROL USA in Suwanee won $250,000 playing Mega Millions!
  • Barbara Brown of Buford won $377,489 playing Fantasy 5!
  • Caroline Rich of Roswell won $1 million playing World Class Millions!
  • Shirley Devlin of Newnan won $250,000 playing Mega Millions!
  • Wayne Reese of Newnan won $12 million playing Mega Millions!
 

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