$30 holiday scratcher turns into $3M

Someone in metro Atlanta is kicking off the holiday season as a multimillionaire.

Georgia Lottery officials say someone turned a $30 scratcher into the top prize of $3 million.

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The winning Jingle Jumbo Bucks ticket was sold at the Chevron Food Mart on Anvil Block Road in Ellenwood.

The winner decided to take the prize as an annuity, however, so they didn’t walk away with a massive lump sum.

Another player in middle Georgia won $50,000 on a Jingle Jumbo Bucks ticket they bought in Sandersville.

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