A Missouri lottery player was surprised to see an “instant win symbol” when she scratched off her ticket, but she was later shocked to learn the total amount of her prize. “I thought, ‘OK, I won $5,’” the player recalled after revealing the first “instant win symbol,” she told Missouri lottery officials, according to a Jan. 29 news release.

A player in Johns Creek won $163,145 in the $25 and $50 Frenzy Quick Win Game, netting 50% of the rolling progressive jackpot, the Georgia Lottery said. The winning ticket was purchased at the Nesbit Ferry Food Mart in Johns Creek, about a 30-mile drive northeast from downtown Atlanta, according to the lottery.

A Florida lottery player scored a huge windfall — but might not know it yet. The player bought a Fantasy 5 game ticket that matched all the numbers picked in Jan. 28’s evening drawing, making it worth nearly $110,

An unknown lottery winner has a choice between $1,000 a week for life or $1 million up front, according to the Missouri Lottery. The winning ticket for the multistate Cash4Life game was sold by a Casey’s convenience store in Cole Camp, Missouri.

A Fantasy 5 player won a life-changing jackpot on a ticket they purchased from Publix, lottery officials said. Photo by Dylan Nolte via Unsplash A stop at Publix netted a lottery player a huge jackpot prize in Georgia.

Someone won $50,000 playing Mega Millions after matching four numbers and the Mega Ball in the Jan. 28 drawing, just missing the estimated $44 million jackpot, the Georgia Lottery said. The winning ticket was sold at a Kroger fuel station in Tucker, according to lottery officials.