Overview
- The Georgia Lottery announced the results just after midnight on New Year’s Day, confirming three $1 million prizes.
- The winners were selected in the Georgia Millionaire second-chance drawing for players who entered non-winning scratch-off tickets.
- Residents from College Park, Grovetown and Lawrenceville were identified by location only in accordance with privacy rules for large prizes.
- Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin congratulated the winners as the organization’s first millionaires of 2026.
- Officials noted that lottery proceeds support education programs statewide, including the HOPE Scholarship and Georgia’s Pre-K program.