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ATLANTA – Christmas arrived early for a lucky College Park man. Carlos Smith, 36, won a Ford F-150 in a second-chance drawing for the Georgia Lottery instant game Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Score.

Representatives from the Georgia Lottery and Atlanta Falcons, including mascot Freddie Falcon, presented Smith with the keys to his new truck in front of the Christmas tree at Centennial Olympic Park.

“I’m just happy I won,” Smith exclaimed. “It’s a great experience.”

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, Smith said Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Score is an ideal game.

“I’ve been a Falcons fan my whole life,” he explained. “The game has a great prize and a second chance to win, so it was a no-brainer for me to play.”

Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Score is a $5 game with top prizes of $500,000 and many other great prizes, including 2011 Falcons season ticket packages.

Atlanta Falcons $500,000 Score also features four second-chance drawings. Winners can choose from five incredible Falcons prizes including: a trip for two on the Falcons team plane to an away game; an ultimate year-long tailgate party; a 2011 Ford F-150 SuperCrew truck; a Falcons home theatre worth $20,000; and a $20,000 landscape makeover with the Atlanta Falcons grounds crew.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $12.1 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.

For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp., please visit:

www.galottery.com

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