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Winning $10M Cash Spectacular lottery ticket sold at Atlanta retailer | Georgia Lottery

The Georgia Lottery brought in record profits to help pay for education programs this year. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
The Georgia Lottery brought in record profits to help pay for education programs this year. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
By Staff Writer
Dec 30, 2016

On Sept. 6, one lucky winner took home a $50,000 $10 Million Cash Spectacular lottery ticket from Angela Lee's Food Store in Atlanta.

The lucky ticket was one of at least 492 winning $10 Million Cash Spectacular tickets claimed in the metro Atlanta area from July to October, according to data from the Georgia Lottery Corporation. The lottery provided data on prizes exceeding $600.

At least $107.8 million in prize money was claimed during that time from tickets sold at area retailers.


All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Pre-K program. See winning numbers at ajc.com/lottery.

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