The ticket buyer spent $30 to play and beat the 1-in-6,000,000 odds of winning the top prize in the scratch-off game, according to the Georgia Lottery. Valdosta is the seat of Lowndes County, which is on the state’s southern border.

The biggest Florida Lottery winners in December - with tickets sold in the state - were two Mega Millions tickets worth $1 million each.

A Publix store in Florida sold a Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million. The ticket was drawn on New Year's Eve. The winning numbers were 13, 22, 27, 29, 35 and megaball 1.

A lottery ticket worth $900,000 was sold at a Florida grocery store, though the lucky owner may not know it yet. The drawing was held Friday, Dec. 20, and the winning Jackpot Triple Play ticket has the numbers 1-4-13-28-39-45, Florida Lottery officials said.

Several lucky Arizona lottery players won big in recent drawings, including two prizes worth $1 million or more on Triple Twist and Powerball games.

Two lottery players hit the jackpot on back-to-back nights, making for a lucky week in North Carolina. The players bought Carolina Cash 5 game tickets that matched all the numbers picked in the drawings on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day,

The grand prize now rises to an estimated $42 million, with a cash option of approximately $18.8 million. /iStockphoto Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida, Minnesota and New Jersey won $1 million, just missing the $20 million jackpot,

One lucky lottery player is starting the new year off with a bang after their ticket landed them a massive win. When someone wins the lottery, especially if it's a life-changing sum like $1 million or more,