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$1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Gwinnett County

According to Georgia lottery officials, the winning ticket was recently purchased in Duluth.

DULUTH, GA—A winning ticket worth $1 million from the Georgia Lottery’s $100 Million Dollar Cash Bonanza scratcher was sold in Gwinnett County this week.

According to Georgia lottery officials, the winning ticket was purchased at the Shell Food Mart, which is located at 3841 Satellite Blvd. in Duluth.

The winner claimed the prize Monday, they said.

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The $100 Million Dollar Cash Bonanza scratcher offers players chances to win top prizes of $1 million, second prizes of $50,000, third prizes of $10,000 and many other great prizes.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $21.6 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 1.9 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.6 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.

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