Airport wait equals $250,000 lottery jackpot

When she later checked the ticket on the Georgia Lottery's Web site, she saw it matched the first five numbers -- but not the Mega Ball -- for a $250,000 jackpot.

"I said, ‘Am I reading my numbers?'" the occupational therapist recalled. "Then I called the hotline to verify."

Now her nephew is getting new shoes while she and her husband, who have two teenage boys, figure out what to do with their winnings.

The drawing was held July 9.