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Winning Giant Jumbo Bucks lottery ticket sold at Decatur 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
Dec 27, 2016

A $150,000 Giant Jumbo Bucks lottery ticket was sold at Shell Food Mart in Decatur, Ga. The winning ticket was paid July 8, 2016 after being bought at the retailer.

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The lucky ticket was one of at least 95 winning Giant Jumbo Bucks 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 specific educational programs, including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Programand Georgia's Pre-K program. Check out winning numbers at http://www.ajc.com/lottery/.

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