ATLANTA – An Austell woman has won a sweet Georgia Lottery prize. Autumn Laney, who works as a Waffle House waitress, played the instant game $500,000 Monopoly and won a half-million dollar top prize.
The 26-year-old purchased her winning ticket at Quick Pick Food Store, 340 Six Flags Drive in Austell, and scratched it in her car.
"I had to put on my glasses, and I cried when I saw all of those zeros," she said.
The mother of two ran back into the store.
"I was overwhelmed," she recalled. "I feel like it's still not true."
Opening a restaurant with her prize is one option Laney is considering, she said. She also intends to buy a new home.
