A Georgia lottery player has over half a million new reasons to celebrate Independence Day. The lucky player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $567,689 in the July 4 drawing, the Georgia Lottery said. The ticket, sold in Carrollton, matched all five numbers.

Totals last week rang up to nearly $42 million in scratch-off earnings for Georgians. Here's where the lucky winners got their tickets.

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Georgia Cash Pop" game were: You also can respond to a story: Submit a letter to the editor.

On July 4, someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot and won $567,689, the Georgia Lottery said. That ticket was sold at a BP station in Carrollton. Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the lottery’s website says.

Two Georgia Lottery players won over $1 million in Saturday night’s Fantasy 5 drawing. One ticket was purchased by a Fairburn resident on the Georgia Lottery mobile app, and the other was purchased at a Raceway gas station in Valdosta.

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Georgia Fantasy 5" game were: You also can respond to a story: Submit a letter to the editor.

A Gainesville resident recently won a million-dollar lottery prize after purchasing a ticket at a South Hall store. The Georgia Lottery announced Monday afternoon that the person, whose name has not been released, won the top prize in the Millionaire Maker scratcher game.