A “Blazing Hot 7s” scratch-off ticket led to a sizzling top prize for one lucky player, Georgia Lottery officials said Monday.

A Palmetto resident won a $2,777,777 top prize playing the game after buying the ticket at a Shell Food Mart on Carlton Road in Palmetto, officials said. The unnamed player claimed their winnings last week.

Players won $42,738,949 last week playing scratch-off games, a lottery spokesperson said in a statement.

Two players also won the Fantasy 5 jackpot for $267,961 each in the Saturday drawing with these winning numbers: 8-16-21-31-35. The winning tickets were purchased at a Kroger in McDonough and a Food Mart in Stone Mountain.

A Mega Millions player matched four of the five white-ball numbers and the mega ball to win $100,000 in Friday’s drawing, lottery officials said. That ticket was purchased at a Chevron in Canton. Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing will have an estimated jackpot of $900 million, the eighth largest in the game’s history.

A Savannah player won $100,000 in Saturday’s Powerball drawing with a ticket bought at a Quick Stop. The next Powerball drawing will be at 11 p.m. Monday and the estimated jackpot is $490 million.

Proceeds benefit educational programs in the state, according to the Georgia Lottery.

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