ATLANTA – Durward Linston won an $8,000 top prize playing King of Cash, a card-style Georgia Lottery instant game. The Athens resident said he was attracted to the ticket because he enjoys playing card games.
Fast Trac, 1428 Prince Ave. in Athens, sold the winning ticket. Linston, 42, discovered his win while in the store.
"I was ready for my prize," he said. "It feels mighty good to win."
With his winnings, Linston plans to buy a truck.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned over $9.5 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 Prekindergarten Program. More than 1 million students have received HOPE, and more than 850,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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