A routine grocery stop on Buford Highway has turned into a life-changing payday for one lucky customer in Duluth. A Georgia Lottery player who bought a Fantasy 5 ticket at a supermarket at 3166 Buford Highway matched all five numbers in Wednesday's drawing and scored an estimated $1,725,995.
The winning numbers for the night were 11, 18, 34, 39 and 40, and only one ticket hit the full combination.
According to Atlanta News First, the $1,725,995 payout ranks among the largest Fantasy 5 prizes in Georgia history. The outlet also reported that a separate player claimed a $1,000,000 Millionaire Maker scratch-off prize bought at the Chevron at 3453 Baker Road in Acworth and opted for the annuity payment.
WSB-TV's lottery page lists the same winning Fantasy 5 numbers and shows that Wednesday's draw produced a single jackpot winner.
Drawing details and confirmation
The nightly drawing produced the winning set of 11, 18, 34, 39 and 40, and The Associated Press confirmed the result. Lottery-tracking sites and local outlets echoed the numbers shortly after the drawing was certified.
How winners claim and privacy rules
The Georgia Lottery notes that proceeds from ticket sales support the state's HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten programs, and that prize claims must follow its established procedures and deadlines. The lottery's materials indicate that winners generally have a limited window, typically 180 days from the draw, to file a claim and that larger prizes are handled through district offices or the corporation's headquarters, according to the Georgia Lottery.
Under Georgia law, the lottery corporation must keep information about winners of $250,000 or more confidential if the winner submits a written request for privacy, as outlined in the state code governing the lottery.
No winner has been publicly identified yet. Until someone steps forward, shoppers and employees at the Buford Highway market are left to wonder whether the next person in line, a familiar regular or a total stranger is now quietly holding a Fantasy 5 ticket worth nearly $1.7 million.
