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Atlanta man wins $1 million on lottery TV show

Atlanta resident Chris Jackson, right, is shown here with a Georgia Lottery official after winning $1 million on the Monopoly Millionaire’s Club TV game show. (Credit: Georgia Lottery)
Atlanta resident Chris Jackson, right, is shown here with a Georgia Lottery official after winning $1 million on the Monopoly Millionaire’s Club TV game show. (Credit: Georgia Lottery)
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April 13, 2015

An Atlanta man recently won $1 million from the lottery — while on TV.

Christopher Jackson, 32, got his seven-figure windfall on the Monopoly Millionaires’ Club TV game show, a syndicated program filmed in Las Vegas. Jackson was one of 250 players from 23 states selected to participate in the show, for which lottery players can enter non-winning Millionaire’s Club tickets in hopes of being chosen.

According to a news release from the Georgia Lottery, Jackson plans to use his $1 million in winnings to buy his mother a car, buy himself a new house, pay off bills and “pursue business opportunities.”

“Winning is something that I cannot describe in words,” Jackson told lottery officials. “It was nothing like I’d ever experienced.”

Jackson’s prize also included having his electric bills paid for one year.

For more information on the Monopoly Millionaire’s Club, visit galottery.com

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Before taking over the AJC's Sports Daily newsletter, Tyler Estep spent two years writing the A.M. ATL newsletter. A Gwinnett County native and University of Georgia graduate, he has been with the AJC since 2015 and previously worked as a reporter on the breaking news, hyperlocal and local government teams.

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