State trooper clocks $378,000 Fantasy 5 prize

Good for him!

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A Georgia Lottery prize is on the radar for a lucky Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper. James Bates, 55, is one of five players to win $378,090 each from matching all five winning numbers in the May 31 Fantasy 5 drawing.

With a $1.89 million total prize payout, it is the highest Fantasy 5 jackpot in Georgia Lottery history.

“I brought a couple of my friends down, and we all bought tickets that day,” said Bates, a resident of Benton, Tennessee.

Winning numbers from the May 31 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 3-14-17-23-28. Sunrise Grocery, 2110 Highway 2 E. in Crandall, sold the winning Quik Pik ticket. The other jackpot prize winning tickets were purchased in Toccoa, Macon, Tallapoosa and Jackson.

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