Albany man to feather nest $400,000 lottery win

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

ATLANTA – An Albany man has feathered his nest with a Georgia Lottery prize. Bland Brooks, 56, won a $400,000 top prize playing the instant game 20X The Money.

“I’m going to invest it,” Brooks said.

M D Food Mart, located at 2201 E. Oglethorpe Blvd. in Albany, sold the winning ticket.

“I was there in the store, and I was shocked,” he said. “I approached the owner, and we had a little celebration.”

Brooks said he feels great about his lottery win.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $11.7 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 1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.

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