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Griffin man receives $1M boost from holiday-themed ticket
ATLANTA – One lucky man from Griffin will experience a memorable holiday season this year thanks to the Georgia Lottery. Kenneth Carter, 31, played the new holiday-themed instant ticket Jingle Jumbo Bucks, winning a $1 million top prize.
“I like to play holiday tickets,” Carter said. “I enjoy gathering with my family this time of year.”
North Fork Chevron, 3078 Highway 81 in Oxford, sold the winning ticket.
Carter was sitting in his truck when he discovered his windfall.
“I was just shaking,” he said. “I asked for the rest of the day off.”
A local truck driver, Carter feels good about winning and is planning for his future.
“I think I want to start my own truck driving company,” he said.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $16.7 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 1.7 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.4 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp., please visit:
www.galottery.com and www.lotterybenefitsgeorgians.com
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