Kroger Employee James Lynch Wins $500K In Lottery; Goes Home
A Ball Ground bakery manager has baked the bread of his dreams, thanks to the Georgia Lottery. James Lynch, 49, won a $500,000 top prize playing $500,000 Riches, a Georgia Lottery instant game.
Lynch is the bakery manager for Kroger on Cumming Highway in Canton, where he bought his ticket.”I just picked that ticket before I clocked in for work, he said. ”When I saw that I’d won, I went back home.
Lynch and his wife, Donna, plan to pay off bills with his lottery win.”I feel pretty good, he shared.
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