A retired welder from Rhea County has won a $282,219 lottery prize after purchasing a ticket in Rossville, Ga.
James Harwood, 67, won a jackpot prize after matching all five winning numbers from the Oct. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing.
Plaza Video & Lottery, 115 Chickamauga Ave. in Rossville, sold the winning Quik Pik ticket.
A resident of Evensville, Tn., Mr. Harwood said he was visiting his son, who lives in Georgia, when he purchased the ticket.
Winning numbers from the Oct. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 4-13-20-22-36.
Mr. Harwood discovered his win after checking the results on the Georgia Lottery’s website.
“It was a big surprise,” he said.
“It still feels like a dream.”
A father of two adult children with his wife, Delores, Mr. Harwood intends to pay off bills and share a portion of the prize with his one grandchild and one great-child.