Atlanta Braves Fan Wins $5 Million In Georgia Lottery
Winner Throws Out First Pitch At Braves Game
Posted: 9:09 pm EDT July 10, 2008Updated: 9:25 pm EDT July 10, 2008
ATLANTA -- An Atlanta Braves fan from Hiram won a colossal lottery prize while fulfilling a baseball dream.Robert Schultz, 51, played the new Georgia Lottery's 15th Anniversary Millionaire Extravaganza instant game and won a $5 million top prize.The Georgia Lottery awarded Schultz, an avid Braves fan, with an oversized check for $5 million Sunday at Turner Field before the Atlanta Braves game against the Houston Astros. Schultz also fulfilled a lifelong dream by throwing out the game's ceremonial first pitch."I am so excited," said Schultz, a delivery man for a restaurant in Douglasville. "I'm lucky."Schultz bought the winning ticket at Grands, 1575 Dallas Nebo Road in Dallas. He scratched it while watching TV at home."I tilted it, I turned it sideways, and I threw it down," he said. "I started screaming. My daughter ran in the kitchen, and I picked her up and twirled her around the room."A movie collector, Schultz said he plans to buy a new house and build a media room with recliner seats. He also plans to have a double oven installed in his gourmet kitchen, and he anticipates buying a canoe for fishing.
Copyright 2009 by WSBTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.










What's Wrong With This Photo?
Atlanta Pollen Count
Find Fourth Of July Celebrations Around Metro Atlanta
Take The Drama Out Of Home Buying
Illnesses Going Around Metro Atlanta
First Lady Hosts White House Jazz Workshop
Do You Know What Alcohol Dependence Is?


