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Winning ticket worth $750K sold in DeKalb County

ATLANTA — A grocery store in DeKalb County sold a Georgia Lottery instant ticket with a hefty top prize. Kroger #0479, located at 3559 Chamblee Tucker Road in Atlanta, sold a Giant Jumbo Bucks – Anniversary Edition instant ticket worth $750,000.

The winner, Cristhian Andino of Doraville, claimed his prize Monday at Georgia Lottery headquarters in Atlanta.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $14.8 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.