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Winning ticket worth $1M sold in Columbus

ATLANTA — A winning Georgia Lottery instant ticket with a $1 million top prize was sold in Columbus. Publix Super Market #0562, located at 5435 Woodruff Farms Road, sold a winning ticket worth $1 million from the Georgia Lottery's 20th Anniversary Extravaganza instant game.

The winner, Wolfgang Gant of Columbus, claimed his prize at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Columbus.

The Georgia Lottery's 20th Anniversary Extravaganza instant game is loaded with cash prizes, including top prizes of $1 million and $5 million.

Players can enter non-winning Georgia Lottery's 20th Anniversary Extravaganza tickets online for an extra chance to win $5 million. For more information, visit www.galottery.com.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $15.5 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.6 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.3 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.