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Retired Rhea County Welder Wins $282,219 Lottery Prize
posted November 3, 2009

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James Harwood
A retired welder from Rhea County has won a $282,219 lottery prize after purchasing a ticket in Rossville, Ga.

James Harwood, 67, won a jackpot prize after matching all five winning numbers from the Oct. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing.

Plaza Video & Lottery, 115 Chickamauga Ave. in Rossville, sold the winning Quik Pik ticket.

A resident of Evensville, Tn., Mr. Harwood said he was visiting his son, who lives in Georgia, when he purchased the ticket.

Winning numbers from the Oct. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 4-13-20-22-36.

Mr. Harwood discovered his win after checking the results on the Georgia Lottery’s website.

“It was a big surprise,” he said. “It still feels like a dream.”

A father of two adult children with his wife, Delores, Mr. Harwood intends to pay off bills and share a portion of the prize with his one grandchild and one great-child.



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