A Columbus resident in the Upatoi community of Muscogee County is one of two Georgia Lottery players to hit the jackpot in Wednesday’s Fantasy 5 drawing, according to a Georgia Lottery news release.

An Augusta lottery player was among several winning the $10,000 top prize playing Georgia Five in the past week.

Three Georgia residents are starting the new year as millionaires after being selected in a special Georgia Lottery second-chance drawing held at the start of 2026.

Three Georgia residents rang in the new year with life-changing wins after a midnight lottery drawing created the state’s first millionaires of 2026.