ATLANTA – A Brunswick substitute teacher has prepped herself for a lottery win. Geraldine Wilson, 60, matched all five winning numbers and was one of two to players to win an $86,131 top prize in the Oct. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing.
One Stop #0042, 4544 Old Cypress Mill Road in Brunswick, sold the ticket. The winning combination from the Oct. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing was: 5-15-18-22-25. The second top prize ticket was purchased in Crawford. Wilson said she used her children and grandchildren's birthdays as her lucky numbers.
"I felt really strong about it," she said. "I just felt like everything was lining up in order for me." The grandmother of three called the Georgia Lottery hot line for the results.
"I didn't believe it when I called," she said. "I was screaming and hollering. I am so ecstatic."
Wilson, who has three adult children, said she plans to pay bills and help other family members.
"I'm just overwhelmed. I'm happy," she exclaimed. "It's like a new beginning for me. It's such a wonderful feeling."
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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