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Retired McCaysville forklift driver wins $30,000 load
ATLANTA – A retired forklift driver has racked up on Georgia Lottery winnings. James Tilson of McCaysville won a $30,000 top prize playing the instant game Cash In Hand.
Tilson, 66, was out getting gas when he purchased the ticket at Quick Pick Food Mart, 602 Blue Ridge Drive in McCaysville, and scratched it in the store.
“I had a fit,” he exclaimed.
Tilson retired two years ago from the Pilgrim’s Pride in Ellijay.
“I’m going to pay some bills,” he declared.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $12.3 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 1.3 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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