Two Georgia Lottery players struck it lucky on the same day last week, with one winning $500,000 on a scratch-off ticket bought in Thomaston. The Georgia Lottery Corporation announced the wins in a media release on Sunday.
The $500,000 winner bought a Jackpots Galore ticket at Mr. B’s, 401 N. Center Street in Thomaston. A second player won $10,000 on a 5X The Money ticket from Pyramid Food Mart, 3512 Buena Vista Road in Columbus.
A big week for Georgia players
Last week, Georgia Lottery players claimed $37,707,231 in winnings from scratchers alone, according to the lottery. Another player won $7,500 in the November 5 Millionaire for Life drawing by matching four of the five numbers and the Millionaire ball.
The Thomaston win is one of the biggest scratch-off prizes claimed in Georgia this month. The winner has not been named publicly, and the lottery has not said whether the prize has been claimed yet.
Where the money goes
As with all Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from scratchers and Millionaire for Life benefit education in the state of Georgia. The lottery funds the HOPE Scholarship and pre-kindergarten programmes, so every ticket sold contributes to classrooms as well as to winners.
For the Thomaston player, though, the education funding is a footnote. A $500,000 win on a single scratch-off is the kind of result most players only dream about — and this time, the dream came true at a neighbourhood store.
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