ATLANTA – A Columbus nurse is planning to help those in need during the holiday season after winning $50,000. Sadie Mitchell played the Georgia Lottery instant game Fast 5's and won one of the game's top prizes.
"I'm excited, but other people are going to be excited too," she shared. "I'm going to give quite a bit to help feed the hungry through the holidays."
Mitchell purchased the winning ticket Wednesday at Holly Hills Beverage Shop, located at 257 Oakley Drive in Columbus. She scratched her ticket in the store.
"I couldn't believe it. I was too excited," she said.
In addition to helping others, Mitchell, 63, said she may take a trip to Spain.
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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