Canton resident Joseph Ritchart wins $1 million from lottery
The new year got off to a good start for Canton resident Joseph Ritchart, who won $1 million from the Georgia Lottery in a scratch-off game.
Ritchart, 50, won one of the top prizes in the $200 Million Cash Spectacular, according to a release issued by the Georgia Lottery Corp.
Ritchart, a horse trainer in Cherokee County, bought his winning ticket at Shell Food Mart, located at 2880 Lower Union Hill Road in Canton.
There are 20 tickets worth $1 million in the Cash Spectacular game, and Ritchart is the ninth to collect. Two of the previous winners were from Loganville in Gwinnett County.
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