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Jackpot lottery ticket worth $150,000 sold in DeKalb County

The jackpot came from Thursday’s drawing.
The jackpot came from Thursday’s drawing.
By J.D. Capelouto
Aug 30, 2019

Check your tickets, y’all.

One lucky person is the owner of a jackpot lottery ticket worth $150,000, the Georgia Lottery said in a statement. The winning ticket was purchased at the Chevron Food Mart at 5517 Memorial Dr. near Stone Mountain.

The winning numbers from Thursday’s Fantasy 5 drawing were 5, 7, 18, 29 and 42.

The winner has not yet come forward to claim their prize, but they have 180 days to do so.

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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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