Georgia player wins $2.5 million on one of the state’s strongest $20 scratch-offs
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A Georgia player has claimed a $2.5 million top prize on the $20 Millionaire Jumbo Bucks scratch off ticket, bought at Busy Bee at 703 South Harris Street in Sandersville, Georgia. According to the Georgia lottery, the prize was claimed on August 26.
According to the same press release, Georgia Lottery players claimed $38,776,792 from scratch-off games in the same week, and a Covington resident took $50,000 on a VIP Elite Diggi Game through the lottery's mobile app on August 25.
Two more top prizes are still out there
Millionaire Jumbo Bucks went on sale back on January 20, 2026 and had just 3 top prizes. After this claim two $2.5 million prizes remain, and around 45% of the total printed tickets have sold, so 55% of the tickets are still on Georgia shelves.
It is also a strong ticket by our numbers. It returns 80.6% of sales as prizes with overall odds of 1 in 2.90, and rates a high 84.3 on our ValueScore™. Georgia's current best active game is 100Xtra at a score of 90.7.
The game has a total of 1,673,289 tickets with prizes and 914,655 of them are unclaimed.
Against the field, 80.6% is the highest payout percentage of Georgia's 20 active $20 games, and well above the 75.0% average across the 311 active $20 games we track nationally. It still ranks third in the state on ValueScore™, behind 100Xtra and HIT $1,000, both of which pay out slightly less but have more of their prize pool left.
Georgia has 18 games called Jumbo Bucks
Jumbo Bucks in Georgia is a brand name, not a single game. The Georgia lottery currently runs 18 active games carrying the name Jumbo Bucks, at prices from $1 to $50.
Scored on our 0 to 100 scale, the family spans from 9.3 to 86.0.
| Game | Price | ValueScore™ | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3,000,000 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS | $30 | 86.0 | 83.1% |
| MILLIONAIRE JUMBO BUCKS | $20 | 84.3 | 80.6% |
| JUMBO BUCKS EXTRAVAGANZA | $50 | 78.0 | 83.6% |
| JUMBO JUMBO BUCKS | $10 | 59.5 | 77.2% |
| GIANT JUMBO BUCKS | $5 | 42.2 | 73.0% |
| JUMBO BUCKS Classic | $2 | 19.3 | 73.0% |
| Junior JUMBO BUCKS | $1 | 9.3 | 68.4% |
A player who hears "someone won $2.5 million on Jumbo Bucks" and picks up the $1 Junior version is buying a ticket that returns 68.4%, with odds of 1 in 4.69 and a $10,000 top prize. It scores 75 points lower than the one that produced the $2.5 million winner.
Also keep in mind that some of these Jumbo Bucks games are very old: JUMBO BUCKS Classic launched in 2018 and is 92.5% sold, and Jumbo Bucks Crossword from 2013 is 96.3% sold with a single top prize left. Age matters as much as price, but the age of the game is hard to find, so you should check out our games pages to see when a game was launched.
Every dollar of Georgia Lottery profit goes to the HOPE Scholarship and the state's Pre-K program. The lottery raised a record $1.54 billion for education in fiscal 2026, its eleventh straight year above $1 billion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where was the $2.5 million Georgia scratcher sold?
At Busy Bee, 703 South Harris Street in Sandersville. The player won the top prize on the $20 Millionaire Jumbo Bucks scratcher and claimed it on August 26, 2026. Georgia Lottery players claimed $38,776,792 from scratch-off games that week.
Are there Millionaire Jumbo Bucks top prizes left?
Yes, two. The $20 game went on sale January 20, 2026 and about 45% of the print run has sold, so two $2.5 million prizes sit in more than half a run. It rates 84.3 on our ValueScore™ with an 80.6% payout percentage and overall odds of 1 in 2.90.
Are all the Georgia Jumbo Bucks games the same?
No. Georgia has 18 active games carrying the Jumbo Bucks name, priced from $1 to $50, and they range from 9.3 to 86.0 on our ValueScore™. Junior Jumbo Bucks at $1 returns 68.4%, while $3,000,000 Jingle Jumbo Bucks at $30 returns 83.1%. The name tells you nothing about the ticket.
Jessie Jurado is a news writer who covers new scratch-off launches, state lottery guides, taxes on winnings, news, and much more. She joined ScratchCheck in 2026 and writes the site's state-by-state coverage.
