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$483K PRIZE APPEALS TO ATLANTA HOPE FATHER
October 18, 2011
One Atlanta father, whose daughter benefitted from the Georgia Lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship, has won a hearty prize. Carter Braxton Pope matched all five winning numbers in the Oct. 3 Fantasy 5 drawing, winning the $483,987 jackpot prize.
Pope, 78, said he used a combination of his own lucky numbers in creating his winning mix.
“I looked at the history of Fantasy 5 numbers and chose ones that hadn’t come up in a while,” he explained. “I happened to get lucky.”
Winning numbers from the Fantasy 5 drawing were: 11-12-17-32-37.
Publix #1119, 2020 Howell Mill Road in Atlanta, sold the winning ticket.
Pope discovered his win on the Georgia Lottery’s website.
“I was in disbelief,” he said. “The numbers just jumped out at me off of the screen.”
A commercial real estate agent, Pope and his wife, Donna, have two adult daughters, one who was a HOPE recipient who graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in biology.
The couple are expecting their first grandchild next month.
“We’re going to pay off bills and put the rest in savings,” he said.
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