2 Georgia lottery players become instant millionaires with scratch-off tickets - WSB-TV
Multiple high-value lottery wins are surfacing across Georgia, including two new instant millionaires via scratch-off tickets.
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📍 How it ended
Two Georgia lottery players became instant millionaires using scratch-off tickets. Other reported wins included a Covington player who won nearly $600,000 and multiple June wins in Thomaston, Bonaire and East Dublin.
Epilogue added 17d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Two Georgia lottery players have become instant millionaires through scratch-off tickets. Other recent wins include a player in Covington who won nearly $600,000 and a $20,000 'Mega' ticket sold at an East Cobb QuikTrip.
Coverage from WSB-TV, the Rockdale Citizen, and East Cobb News emphasizes these specific payouts. Additionally, WGXA reports that the Georgia Lottery has confirmed multiple wins from June in Bonaire, Thomaston, and East Dublin.
Further reporting may detail the specific numbers for July 2 and 3 results as listed by The Augusta Chronicle, or updates on a Georgian player who was one number away from a $327 million Powerball jackpot, according to Yahoo.
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Quick answers
How did the two millionaires win?
They won using scratch-off tickets.
Where was the $20,000 'Mega' ticket sold?
It was sold at a QuikTrip in East Cobb.
Which cities saw confirmed wins in June?
The Georgia Lottery confirmed wins in Thomaston, Bonaire, and East Dublin.
Coverage (7)
- Georgia Lottery Mega Millions, Cash 3 results for July 3, 2026 The Augusta Chronicle · 21d ago
- Georgian just one number away from winning $327M Powerball jackpot Yahoo · 21d ago
- Georgia Lottery Cash 3, Cash 4 results for July 2, 2026 The Augusta Chronicle · 21d ago
- Covington player wins nearly $600,000 in Georgia Lottery Rockdale Citizen · 21d ago
- East Cobb QuikTrip sells $20K Ga. Lottery ‘Mega’ ticket East Cobb News · 21d ago
- Georgia Lottery confirms multiple June wins in Thomaston, Bonaire and East Dublin WGXA · 21d ago
- 2 Georgia lottery players become instant millionaires with scratch-off tickets WSB-TV · 21d ago
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