A Valdosta man is
celebrating the New Year as a new millionaire. Willie
Frank Williams Jr. played the Georgia Lottery instant
game Georgia ’s $500 Million Club and won $1
million.
Willie Williams, Jr. with his $1 million
check
Eddie & Betty’s Food Mart, located at 733 S.
Lee St. in Valdosta
, sold the lucky ticket.
“I was just in shock,” said Williams,
20.
According to Williams, he is still deciding how
to spend his winnings.
“I’m thinking about a lot of things,” he
said.
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 860,000 4-year-olds have attended
the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten
program.