Georgia Lottery pays out over $50 million in a week

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GEORGIA - Georgia Lottery players across the state celebrated major wins, including a new millionaire in Gainesville.

The Georgia Lottery said several players became millionaires last week, with several others winning 5-6-figure payouts.

Big wins

What we know:

A Gainesville player won $2 million in the June 20 Mega Millions drawing, according to the Georgia Lottery. The ticket, purchased using the game's mobile app, matched all five white ball numbers and included a 2x "Megaplier," doubling the standard $1 million prize.

The lottery said another big win delivered a $5 million prize to a player in Cedartown. That ticket was purchased at The Country Store on Piedmont Highway, and the winner chose the cash option, receiving $2,579,679.

In Decatur, a resident won the $1 million top prize in the "Xtreme Cash" scratch-off game. They purchased their ticket at AAA Lucky Mart on Lawrenceville Highway.

Smaller winnings

Other notable wins include:

A $50,000 Powerball prize with a ticket sold at Duluth Food Mart.
A $30,000 win on the "Lucky Coins Diggi Game" by a Guyton resident.
A $15,000 prize on "Dragons Palace of Fortunes"
Two $10,000 wins from the "Georgia FIVE drawing." Both tickets were sold at New Hope Citgo in Lawrenceville.

All the winnings were picked up between June 18 and June 24.