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Stone Mountain Gas Station Sells Winning $150,000 Lotto Ticket

If you recently bought a Fantasy 5 lottery ticket at a gas station in Stone Mountain, it's time to check your numbers.

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — Someone who recently purchased a lottery ticket in Stone Mountain is now the lucky winner of $150,000, the Georgia Lottery said.

A winning ticket for the Fantasy 5 drawing on Thursday night was sold at a gas station in Stone Mountain. The AJC reported the ticket was sold at the Chevron Food Mart at 5517 Memorial Dr. near Stone Mountain.

The winning numbers were 5, 7, 18, 29 and 42.

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A winner has not come forward to claim the prize yet. Fantasy 5 winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes.

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.

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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.

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