Politics & Government
$400K Ticket for 2nd Lottery Win
Scott Rouen, 51, bought the recent, lucky instant game ticket at a store in Ellijay.
In his second, big Georgia Lottery win, 51-year-old Scott Rouen of scratched a ticket worth $400,000.
“I yelled out,” said Rouen, who claimed the prize Tuesday. “It’s sweet.”
He bought the $400,000 Grant instant game ticket while visiting his wife's business in Ellijay. Airport Grocery at 19 Sunlight Road in Ellijay sold him the ticket.
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“My wife gets half off the top,” Rouen said, adding he plans to travel with the winnings.
He won $50,000 playing Georgia Lottery in 2007.
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Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $13.1 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 Pre-K Program. More than 1.4 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
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