Kennesaw grandfather huddles $500,000 Falcons prize

Friday, August 20, 2010

ATLANTA – A Kennesaw grandfather was caught off guard when he huddled a half-million dollars in lotto loot. Donald Stewart Jr., 67, won a $500,000 top prize playing the new Georgia Lottery instant game Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Score.

Stewart, a grandfather of four, was grocery shopping at Publix Super Market #0764, 4290 Bells Ferry Road in Kennesaw, when he decided to purchase the ticket. He scratched it in his car.

“I went numb. I couldn’t believe it,” Stewart exclaimed. “This is out of the ordinary. It’s surprising.”

Retired from Target as a supervisor, Stewart said he plans to save his winnings as part of his retirement fund.

In addition to his four grandchildren, he and his wife, Kathriana, have four adult children.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $11.9 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 1.25 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.

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