ATLANTA – Joneal Reeves of Royston is excited about winning the lottery. She matched all five winning numbers in the Aug. 18 Fantasy 5 drawing and won a $267,282 top prize.
Reeves, 91, won a free Quik Pik ticket after matching two out of five winning numbers from a previous drawing. She received her free top prize winning ticket at Royston Food Mart, 703 Franklin Springs St. in Royston. Winning numbers from the Aug. 18 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 3-18-19-25-39.
"I was shocked," she said. "I stayed up all night."
Reeves is delighted about her lottery win. She plans to take a trip and will save the remainder of her winnings.
"I'm happy," she exclaimed.
Georgia Lottery retailers selling winning Fantasy 5 tickets receive a retailer incentive bonus of $2,000. The retailer incentive bonus increases by $2,000 each time Fantasy 5 rolls. If more than one winning top prize ticket is sold, the retailers selling the top prize winning tickets will share the bonus. Royston Food Mart will receive an $8,000 retailer incentive bonus.