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News Nearby: Bogart Resident Wins $1 Million Georgia Lottery Prize
Catherine Householder bought the winning scratch-off ticket at a convenience store on Atlanta Highway.
A chicken chain manager in Oconee County is $1 million richer.
Catherine Householder of Bogart recently won the prize playing the instant game 50X The Money, according to a Georgia Lottery news release.
The winning ticket was purchased at Bogart Pantry on Atlanta Highway.
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“I scratched it in the store,” she told Georgia Lottery Officials. “I got in the car and called my husband.”
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This is the second lottery win for the Householder family. Catherine, who works in human resources for Zaxby's, won a $10,000 instant game prize in 2007 that was used to help pay for her daughter's education, according to the release.
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This time around, the 43-year-old said she plans to invest for her retirement.
This post originally appeared on Oconee Patch.
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