Columbus store sells winning $1M prize
Friday, July 13, 2012
ATLANTA – A winning Georgia Lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Columbus. Circle K Store #6686, 3274 Victory Drive in Columbus, sold a 50X The Money instant ticket with a $1 million top prize.
The winner, J. Hernandez-Diaz of Columbus, claimed his prize Thursday at the Georgia Lottery’s District Office in Columbus.
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