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Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold at Stone Mountain store

Another Mega Millions drawing is set for Friday.

Credit: Drew Angerer

Credit: Drew Angerer

Another Mega Millions drawing is set for Friday.
By J.D. Capelouto
Jan 29, 2020

Check your tickets, y’all.

A winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $10,000 was sold recently at a Stone Mountain convenience store, the Georgia Lottery said.

The ticket was purchased at Buddy’s Food Mart, located at 5003 Central Drive just off Memorial Drive. It matched the first four winning numbers with the Mega Ball in Tuesday’s drawing: 17-36-47-51-62, and the Mega Ball was 21

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

The jackpot in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is an estimated $155 million.

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Police told Channel 2 Action News they are searching for a man they say robbed a woman at gunpoint in DeKalb County.

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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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