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ATLANTA – E.D. Higgins of Villa Rica was randomly selected in the Feb. 22 Georgia's Millionaire Club drawing, winning $5,000 along with a chance to win $10 million.

Higgins, 65, said he watched the televised drawing.

"I hit the floor, but I got back up," he said.

With his $5,000 prize, the retired telephone worker said he plans to pay bills.

"I was always hopeful that I'd win," he said. "Now, I have a better chance of winning $10 million."

Georgia's Millionaire Club weekly drawings are held in conjunction with the instant game Georgia's $500 Million Club. Each weekly Georgia's Millionaire Club winner will receive $5,000 and become a finalist in the Extra Chance $10 Million Grand Prize Drawing.

Players can mail in a non-winning Georgia's $500 Million Club ticket to enter the Georgia's Millionaire Club drawings. Complete the back of the ticket, add a stamp, and mail the ticket as a postcard. The Georgia Lottery will conduct a weekly drawing from all entries received that week. Weekly drawings will be broadcast as a part of the Cash 3 evening drawings each Friday at 6:59 p.m.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned over $9.7 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 860,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.

 

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