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Austell GA waitress wins $500,000 in scratch-off game
Posted: 07.30.2009 at 7:48 AM
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26-year-old Laney is considering opening a restaurant and buying a new home

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(AP) -- A waitress at a Waffle House restaurant in Austell won the top prize in the $500,000 Monopoly instant game.  Now 26-year-old Autumn Laney is considering her own restaurant with the half million dollars she won. 

The mother of two bought her winning ticket at a Quick Pick Food Store. She scratched the ticket in her car and was overwhelmed at the sight of "all those zeros." 

Laney said that, in addition to opening a restaurant, she plans to buy a new home.

(Copyright ©2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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