Fantasy 5 Jackpot Ticket Worth $500K Sold In Athens

ATHENS, GA — A winning ticket sold in Athens split half of a $1,078,812 jackpot prize in the Aug. 7 Fantasy 5 drawing.

The second ticket was sold in Springfield.

Winning numbers from the Aug. 7 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 20-21-24-25-31.

The ticket was purchased at Perry’s Convenience Store #2, located at 4390 Lexington Road.

The winner claimed the prize Thursday.

Fantasy 5 tickets can be purchased at Georgia Lottery retailers statewide. Georgia residents also can purchase tickets via the Georgia Lottery app or online at www.galottery.com.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $21 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.8 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.6 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.