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An Atlanta food mart sold a $10K lottery ticket

Bolton Amoco Food Mart sold a winning lottery ticket.
Bolton Amoco Food Mart sold a winning lottery ticket.
By Becca J G Godwin
Dec 4, 2017

UPDATE: This ticket has been claimed.

ORIGINAL STORY: A winning ticket from Friday's Mega Millions drawing, worth $10,000, was sold in northwest Atlanta.

The Georgia Lottery said Monday that no one had claimed the money.

Mega Millions winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes, the lottery agency said.

READ: See Georgia Lottery results here

READ: Cops: Buckhead woman finds men taking her Louis Vuitton bag from car

Bolton Amoco Food Mart, located at 2018 Bolton Road NW, sold the ticket. The winning numbers were: 16-22-40-41-59 and the Mega Ball was 08.

Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $160 million.

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