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Lottery ticket worth $10K sold in DeKalb County

032312 Alpharetta, GA:Proof sheets of scratch off lottery tickets at Scientific Games in Alpharetta. Almost 20 years ago Georgia created the lottery-funded HOPE scholarship. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com
032312 Alpharetta, GA:Proof sheets of scratch off lottery tickets at Scientific Games in Alpharetta. Almost 20 years ago Georgia created the lottery-funded HOPE scholarship. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com
By J.D. Capelouto
March 6, 2020

A lottery ticket worth $10,000 was sold recently at a gas station in DeKalb County.

The ticket was purchased at the Chevron Food Mart, located at 4091 Redan Road in the Stone Mountain area. It matched all five numbers in Thursday’s “Georgia FIVE” midday drawing, the Georgia Lottery said in a statement.

The winning numbers from the drawing were 2, 4, 6, 6 and 2.

The ticket-holder claimed their prize Friday.

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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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