MABLETON, Ga. — A quarter-million dollar Georgia Lottery prize will help one Mableton family rebuild their lives following the metro Atlanta area's historic flooding last month.
Michael Sussmann, 38, won $250,000 playing the instant game Millionaire Jumbo Bucks.
"I'm feeling much better," said a visibly overjoyed Sussmann. "I don't think it has sunk in. I'm still in awe."
Sussmann and his wife, Cassie, together have three children, ages 11, 10 and eight. The couple, whose home received tremendous water damage, plans to purchase a new home.
"Before we won, we were trying to figure out what to do," he shared. "After the flood, all you could see was the roof. It was devastating. We salvaged what we could."
Gateway Newsstand #293 in Atlanta's Cumberland Mall sold the winning ticket.
"I said, 'Oh my goodness,' " he recalled. "I almost fell out."
Millionaire Jumbo Bucks is an instant game with cash prizes up to $2.5 million.
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Nice Win !
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This is a great story. God has indeed blessed this family. I love to see people prosper. Good job, press on and give maximum effort.
Nice to see people get lucky when they need it the most.
Totally awesome, huge congratulations to them!
Nice to see someone getting the much needed help, when they needed it most.
Congrats to the family...!
"God has indeed blessed this family."
Amen to that. Some people don't have enough water, and he was nice enough to bless them with even more than they needed.
Fantastic! I don't mind losing when someone like this wins. Congrats to Michael and Cassie!!!!!!
CONGRATS TO THE SUSSMAN FAMILY! "All you need is a dollar and a dream!, and at this point in my life that is all I have!"
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If only God understands exactly how intelligent design works, then how can anyone know its working or working properly?
God has truly blessed them at their time of need. i have a cousin whose 1st floor of house is greatly damaged from floods in atlanta. they have had volunteer churchs from other states help with removing drywall at no charge. without flood insurance those coust are all their to absorb.
Congratulations to the winners!