Flowery Branch retiree wins $50,000

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

ATLANTA – A Flowery Branch retiree is celebrating a "jumbo" Georgia Lottery win. Jane Ott, 67, played the instant game Jumbo Bucks Classic and won a $50,000 top prize.

"I couldn't believe it," said Ott, a retired medical technician. "I was just really shaking."

The winning ticket was purchased at Fast Food Mart, 3420 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch.

Ott is married with four children and eight grandchildren. She plans to "pay off some bills" with her lottery prize.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $11.2 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 1.2 million students have received HOPE, and more than 940,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.

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