Valdosta man wins $1M Georgia Lotto

01/08/08 Valdosta man wins $1M Georgia Lotto

ATLANTA 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.
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 850,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.