Big Payout: Ellerslie store sells $1M lottery ticket

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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ATLANTA – Harris County is buzzing with news of a lucky lottery store. A $1 million Georgia Lottery Big Payout ticket was recently sold at Buck Stop, located at 12255 Warm Springs Road in Ellerslie

Gloria Patel, who owns the store with her husband, Peter, sold the instant game top prize ticket.

James Shaw Jr., a Midland resident, claimed his Big Payout prize July 1.

According to Patel, the winner called her his “lucky charm” during the purchase.

“It came out true, so it’s very exciting,” she exclaimed. “It’s good to know you’re somebody’s lucky charm.”

Patel celebrated with the winner in the store after the big win.

“He showed me the ticket, and I had to give him a hug,” she said.

According to Patel, word is spreading that Buck Stop is a lucky store.

“If this can happen, anything can happen,” she said. “Everybody around here is really excited about that.”

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. 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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