A Georgia lottery player tried their luck — and won a life-changing prize. The lucky winner hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, scoring $857,788 in the drawing Thursday, March 27, the Georgia Lottery said. The ticket, sold at a QuikTrip in Cartersville, matched all five numbers.

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The resulting investigation led to the 67-year-old stepfather being arrested and charged with a series of sex crimes, the Albany Police Department reported in a March 28 news release. Investigators say the revelations began Jan. 30 when an Albany woman (identified as Jane Doe) reported suspicious facts had been revealed by a DNA test.

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After initially declaring for the NBA Draft on Friday, Georgia Tech forward Duncan Powell is changing course and entering the transfer portal instead according

Two $1 million Powerball prizes capped off a lucky weekend for Georgia lottery players. Two tickets sold in the Peach State matched five numbers but not the Powerball in the March 29 drawing, narrowly missing the estimated $527 million jackpot, the Georgia Lottery said. Other players scored $150,000 and $50,000 prizes, results show.

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