An Auburn woman is more than half a million dollars richer after purchasing a winning Fantasy 5 ticket at the Publix on Auburn Road.
Yvonne Pillert, 44, of Auburn, matched all five winning numbers in the June 28 Fantasy 5 drawing to secure a total jackpot of $663,308. The winning numbers were 26-27-28-33-39.
Profits from the Georgia Lottery pay for specific educational programs including the HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. Since its inception, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $12.5 billion to the state for education.