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Stone Mountain Man Wins $350K Lottery Windfall ... Taxfree
"This is turning out to be a good year for us," he said.
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From Georgia Lottery
One lucky Stone Mountain man is ramped up with excitement after winning a prize, taxes paid, from the Georgia Lottery. William Jenkins, 45, played the instant game $350,000 Taxes Paid and won a $350,000 top prize.
Jenkins stopped for gas at BP Redan, 4794 Redan Road in Stone Mountain, where he purchased the ticket. He scratched it while in the store.
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“I called my wife and sent her a text,” he said. “She started screaming. She didn’t believe me.”
Winning the lottery feels incredible, Jenkins shared.
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“I started to break down,” he said. “If it wasn’t that I needed gas, I wouldn’t have stopped.”
A father of three, Jenkins and his wife, Lakeisha, anticipate purchasing a new home.
“This is turning out to be a good year for us,” he said. “We’re going to pay off bills and be stress free.”
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