Millen landscaper rakes in $100K prize
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
ATLANTA – A Millen landscaper has raked in big bucks from the Georgia Lottery. Leroy Smith, 27, won $100,000 playing the instant game Big Bucks.
Smith claimed his prize Tuesday. He purchased and scratched the ticket Monday at Ace Stop & Shop, 495 East Frontage Road, Sylvania.
“I took a second look at the ticket, and then I noticed that I won,” he said. “My heart was beating pretty fast.”
A father of two, Smith will use his prize to buy a home.
“It feels good right now,” he said.
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