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Barrow County Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize

A Barrow County man is $1 million richer after matching the first five numbers in the Dec. 17 Mega Millions drawing.

According to a press release from the Georgia Lottery, Jesse Whitley, 30, an air conditioning and heating repairman from Bethlehem, set a reminder on his phone to purchase a ticket for Tuesday night's drawing. When he checked his numbers online Wednesday morning, he shared the good news with his wife.

“She didn’t believe me when I told her,” he said. “She still doesn’t believe me.”

Whitley purchased the winning ticket at the CITGO on Patrick Mill Road in Winder.

Whitley, who has one child and a second on the way, said he and his wife have not yet decided what they will do with their winnings.

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