GA Lottery Winner Hits Fantasy 5 Jackpot

ATLANTA, GA — A lucky resident won nearly half a million dollars when they hit the jackpot in a recent Fantasy 5 drawing, Georgia Lottery officials said Friday.

The Lithonia resident won the $418,769 jackpot in Thursday's drawing with a ticket purchased from Publix, 3045 Panola Road, lottery officials said. The ticket matched all five numbers in the daily contest, which were 07, 11, 16, 28 and 32.

This came after a Warner Robins player won the $2 million top prize playing the Big Georgia Raffle scratch-off ticket, and claimed their winnings Tuesday, officials said. The ticket was purchased at Hop In, 1104 Highway 96 in Kathleen.

Additionally, a Riverdale player won $20,000 playing the Disco Pig diggi game Tuesday, and a Surrency resident won $12,500 playing Keno! Wednesday, both on the Georgia Lottery website, officials said.

All funding from the Georgia Lottery's digital games, scratch-offs and other games benefit education in the Peach State, lottery officials said.

Online winning tickets have an expiration date of 180 days from the drawing date while instant ticket winners have 90 days from the expired date to claim prizes. Instructions on how to receive prizes are here.

Georgia takes 5.75 percent in state taxes and 24 percent in federal taxes for winnings more than $5,000.

"The (Georgia Lottery Corporation) reports to the IRS and Georgia Department of Revenue the names of winners of prizes above $600. ... Additionally, the GLC is required to check for and deduct any outstanding child support payments for prizes of $2,500 and above and student loans and state taxes for prizes of $5,000 and above, net of wager or ticket cost," lottery officials said on the Georgia Lottery website.