Georgia man wins $44,000 at stop sign

Comment #9

BabyJC — Sat, 19 May 2007 13:34:29 GMT

Regarding Powerball - The April 28 winners came forward this week on Tuesday to claim their jackpot

Comment #8

tnlotto1 — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:53:10 GMT

i know what you mean about scratching tickets and then going back inside to exhange the winnings for more tickets. i have done that ended up back in the hole financially,ha ha..

Comment #7

DoubleDown — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:14:48 GMT

The majority of instant tickets I buy come home with me prior to scratching them. It keeps me from running back into the store if I win( more tickets !! ) and keeps me from running back into the store if I lose ( Because I think each losing ticket on a roll is that much closer to a win).

My wife can actually drive and scratch tickets at the same time. I have cautioned her against this practice because she may run off the road if she hits the big one

Comment #6

tnlotto1 — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:06:07 GMT

i agree with justx, i wait to get home before i check my tickets or scratch offs. the only thing i may do before i leave the station is sign the back of the tickets...

Comment #5

justxploring — Fri, 18 May 2007 18:31:00 GMT

Very good story. However, I think there should be a warning Don't Scratch Drive since these people got so excited they had to pull over.

The same thing happened when the drive in GA (Mr. Nabors) hit the big MM jackpot. He said his arms went numb and he couldn't steer his truck and pulled over to catch his breath

Comment #4

BabyJC — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:09:49 GMT

Those are the kind of stop signs that I like lol.

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irondoor827 — Fri, 18 May 2007 04:42:02 GMT

yes this was a good storry about a logical- lottery prize of $44,000 thats just enough to get a small jump on life;

But ea. of the winners were parents and I am sure they will go through that money in no time at all :good luck to all the LUCKY PEOPLE IN GEORGIA KEEP those winners- COMMING

Comment #2

Guru101 — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:34:08 GMT

Nice story. However, I wouldn't really like it if someone snatched a ticket out of my hand.

Comment #1

JackpotWanna — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:29:00 GMT

Nice story.

Georgia man wins $44,000 at stop sign

Lottery Post — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:13:11 GMT

Grady Strickland of Avera, Georgia, played the Georgia Lottery instant game 4's Galore and won a $44,000 top prize. He scratched the lucky ticket at a stop sign.

I said, 'I think I just won $44,000, and my wife snatched the ticket out of my hand,' Strickland recalls. She started crying and jumping up and down in the seat.

According to Strickland, 30, he immediately pulled over.

I was just sitting there staring at the ticket, he said. I was speechless. I couldn't believe it.... [ More ]