Retired Hawkinsville trucker carries $200,000 prize

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

ATLANTA – A retired truck driver who has barreled down highways for decades is carrying a new load. Hubert Coryell, 71, won a $200,000 top prize playing $200,000 Bonus Bingo, a Georgia Lottery instant game.

“I’ve won the big one,” Coryell exclaimed.

For 55 years, the great-grandfather of 15 has driven short- and long-haul routes. Now 10 years retired, Coryell is excited about his lottery win.

“I play mostly for the entertainment value,” he said. “I get a lot more enjoyment out of it.”

Stop N Go, 403 S. Jackson St. in Hawkinsville, sold the winning ticket. He scratched it in the store.

“You talk about a weird feeling,” Coryell said. “I got into a corner and called my great-grandson and told him I’d won. It was quite an emotional moment for us.”

In addition to his 15 great-grandchildren, Coryell has seven adult children and a host of grandchildren.

He intends to pay off bills and save the remainder of his winnings.

“I do plan on splurging just a tad,” Coryell shared. “I’m feeling total elation.”

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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