47-year old iron worker hit the $270 Mega Millions in Georgia

47-year old iron worker hit the $270 Mega Millions



A 47-year old iron worker from the tiny town of Portal, Ga.,
claims to have won the $270 Mega Millions lottery. He showed up
Saturday morning to celebrate at Clyde's Market, where he bought
the ticket Friday night.
The winner, who would only give an Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reporter his name as "Mr. Harris," said he lives in a mobile home
with his wife and two daughters and drives to Atlanta to work on skyscrapers.

"But all that's about to change," he said. "I used to live in a trailer. And
I used to be an iron worker."

Georgia Lottery officials could not be reached for comment Saturday
morning to confirm that Harris purchased the winning ticket.
Harris said he selected the winning numbers -
7, 12, 13, 19, 22 and Mega Ball 10 - by using the birthdates of his
six granddaughters, but he did not elaborate.

"I'm too happy and confused right now to think too clear,"
he said.

Georgiana Mulrooney - a clerk who works at Clyde's Market on Highway 80,
the main road through the town of about 600 - confirmed that the store
sold Harris the ticket. She said the store and Harris have been
in touch with lottery officials.

Portal is between Statesboro and Swainsboro.