George Washington (not THAT one) wins $25,000 in lottery scratch-off card

Fourth of July may be over, but for a Georgia man who shares a name with one of America’s most famous founding fathers, the celebration continued long after the fireworks bued out.  

George Washington, 51, of Macon, won $25,000 on Thursday playing a Georgia Lottery game.

‘It feels wonderful,’ he said, according to CBS Atlanta.

The lucky ticket was sold at the Broadway Food Mart at 1610 Broadway.

According to a press release from the Georgia Lottery Corp, Washington (the lottery winner) screamed when he leaed that he hit the jackpot.

The 51-year-old scored a win in a scratch-off game appropriately named Red Hot Cherries.

Game of chance: Washington scored a win in the Red Hot Cherries scratch-off game

When asked about the fate of the tree by his father, the future Revolutionary War general and first president of the United States confessed to the deed because he could not ‘tell a lie.’

The fable, which was created by Washington’s biographer Mason Weems, was meant to demonstrate the founding father’s unmatched honesty. 

Mr Washington (the lottery winner), has another tie to his celebrated namesake since his hometown of Macon, Georgia, is renowned for its annual blossoming of cherry trees.

Hot spot: The lucky ticket was sold at the Broadway Food Mart in Macon

Washington has no immediate plans to invest his windfall in a cherry orchard.

‘I’m going to try to save some of it,’ he told The Telegraph.

All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Pre-K program.