Falcons fan kicks off season with $500,000 lottery win
Thursday, September 10, 2009
ATLANTA – When the Atlanta Falcons take on the Miami Dolphins in their season opener Sunday, Tommy McDowell, 51, will have a half-million reasons to cheer. McDowell, 51, played the new Georgia Lottery instant game Atlanta Falcons $500,000 touchdown and won $500,000. "Wow, it's my day," exclaimed McDowell, a resident of Griffin. "Fridays are good." The top prize ticket was purchased Friday at Hot Shot, 202 Highway 341 N., Barnesville. According to McDowell, he's on a lucky streak. He won $777 a week earlier on the Georgia Lottery instant game Super Lucky 7's. The father of five will use his winnings to purchase a new car and pay off bills. Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Touchdown is a $5 instant game loaded with prize packages and cash prizes up to $500,000. Players can enter non-winning game tickets in one of four second chance drawings for a chance to win a trip for 10 to an away game, a VIP suite experience for 16, or a trip for two to an away game on the Falcons team plane. Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $11 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Pre-K Program. More than 1.1 million students have received HOPE, and more than 940,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program. Play Responsibly – It's All About Fun!
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