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Winning ticket worth $1M sold in Cumming

ATLANTA — A Cumming food mart has sold a winning Georgia Lottery ticket worth $1 million. Duck Town Food Mart, located at 4636 Canton Highway in Cumming, sold a top prize winning ticket from the Georgia Lottery's 20th Anniversary Extravaganza instant game.

The lucky winner who claimed the $1 million prize is Robert Cash of Cumming.

Georgia Lottery's 20th Anniversary Edition instant ticket is loaded with top prizes of $1 million to $5 million.

Players can enter non-winning tickets into the 20th Anniversary Extravaganza Extra Chance Promotion for a second chance to win $5 million. Visit www.galottery.com for more information.

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.