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Energy boost: Cumming man wins lottery

By Larry Hartstein
Jan 20, 2010

Feeling sluggish, Tyler Parker stopped for an energy drink. The 20-year-old Cumming man got more an energy boost -- he won $150,000 in the Georgia Lottery instant game Giant Jumbo Bucks.

"My jaw still hurts from smiling so much," said Parker, an aspiring chef.

Parker bought his ticket at the Quick Mart at 5585 S. Chestatee St. in Dahlonega.

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