$3,000,000 WON PLAYING ROYAL JUMBO BUCKS IN DICKSON COUNTY

NASHVILLE – He stopped by White Bluff Grocery on Highway 47 for a Gatorade and a candy bar, and he bought two Lottery tickets.

After Tim Waller of Charlotte, Tenn. scratched his Royal Jumbo Bucks ticket revealing the $3 million prize, the contractor set his Gatorade down, and he laid the ticket on the seat next to him.

“I pulled into the job site and told the boys, ‘Well, it looks like I’m not going to have to work anymore,’” Waller said laughingly. “But I’m going to keep working.”

If that reaction seems subdued, perhaps it is because this is not Waller’s first prize claim. In 2012, he won $250,000 on a Mega Monopoly ticket.

Plans for his latest winnings include putting it in savings and finishing construction of his house.  

This is the 297^th ticket sold worth $1 million or more since the Lottery began on Jan. 20, 2004.

About the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products. Since January 20, 2004, the Lottery has raised more than $5.5 billion to fund designated education programs, including college grants, scholarships, Drive to 55 initiatives and after-school programs. In addition to the educational beneficiaries, players have won more than $15.2 billion in prizes and Lottery retailers have earned more than $1.4 billion in retailer commissions.

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