A Duluth daycare worker decided to buy a scratch-off ticket during her afternoon walk, and strolled away with a $400,000 prize.

Patsy Wehby won her top prize playing the instant game 20X The Money. Wehby, 56, claimed her prize recently at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Duluth.

The mother of three was out for a walk when she stepped into Kroger, 12870 State Hwy. 9, in Alpharetta, where she bought her lucky ticket.

"I was looking crazy," she said. "I was crying. I called my daughter. It was a good day for me."

Although dazed, Wehby intends to "sit down and collect myself."

"My practical husband, Robert, will keep me grounded," she said.