![]() "Some people get big headed but I don't think they'll get big headed. Neighbour Kaliah Ladler, 18, said the Curry family was humble. The two-story home had a two-car garage and a basketball hoop. A man who answered the door at her home in a neighbourhood of brick and stucco houses with manicured lawns also said the family did not want to speak. ![]() Lee.Ĭurry's house is just a few kilometres from the park. The park features a 252-metre-tall mountain that covers about 2.6 square kilometres. There are golf courses, camping, bike and walking trails there as well as a carving depicting Confederate heroes of the Civil War, including Gen. The winning ticket in Georgia was sold at a newsstand in Buckhead, a financial centre of Atlanta about 16 kilometres from Stone Mountain Park. "She said she was just in a state of disbelief," Alford said. ![]() Winner not talkingĬurry, her husband and other family members came to the lottery headquarters to claim the prize, surprising lottery officials who thought the winner may take some time to get their affairs in order before coming forward.Īlford said she didn't think Curry believed she had won until lottery officials told her congratulations. A person who answered the phone at a listing for Curry said, "We are not interested in any publicity, thank you for calling" and then hung up. "Between joyful tears and laughter on the daughter's part, she relayed to her mother that her mother had won the lottery," Alford said.Īlford wouldn't say where Curry worked or how old she was. Curry knew that was her Mega Ball number, so she called her daughter to check the ticket. There winner there has one year to come forward.Ĭurry was driving to work Wednesday when an announcer on the radio talked about the Mega Ball being 7. The other winning ticket was sold at a gift shop in San Jose, Calif.
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