GA Woman Becomes First $2M Winner In MA Lottery's New Game

NORCROSS, GA — The first $2 million winner in Massachusetts' newest lottery game was a Georgia woman, according to lottery officials.

The Norcross woman was given a $25,000,000 Mega Money instant ticket by her father, a gift that resulted in the woman claiming a one-time payment of $1.3 million before taxes, Massachusetts Lottery officials said in a May 28 announcement.

She plans to use her massive prize to buy a house and attend college, lottery officials said.

The winning ticket was bought at a London Street market in East Boston, Massachusetts, lottery officials said. The market will receive a $20,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, they added.

The $25,000,000 Mega Money game went into play on May 13. It includes three additional prizes of $2 million and three grand prizes of $25,000,000.

Players can win prizes ranging from $100 to $50,000 in the game's second chance drawings, lottery officials said.

In Georgia, recent winners included a $50,000 prize for a Winston resident in Monday's Powerball drawing and a $12,500 prize for a McDonough resident in Supernova 9’s Diggi game on the Georgia Lottery mobile app, according to a news release from lottery officials.

Also, on Monday, two Georgia Five players in Centerville and Columbus scored $10,000 in the game's evening drawing.

Online winning tickets in Georgia have an expiration date of 180 days from the drawing date while instant ticket winners have 90 days from the expired date to claim prizes. Instructions on how to receive prizes are on the Georgia Lottery's website.

Georgia takes 5.75 percent in state taxes and 24 percent in federal taxes for winnings more than $5,000.

"The GLC reports to the IRS and Georgia Department of Revenue the names of winners of prizes above $600. ... Additionally, the GLC is required to check for and deduct any outstanding child support payments for prizes of $2,500 and above and student loans and state taxes for prizes of $5,000 and above, net of wager or ticket cost," lottery officials said on the Georgia Lottery website.

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