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By Brian Cheaves

Lady Luck has dropped a big win in Tifton courtesy of the Georgia Lottery.

Mary Lou Billington of Ty Ty has won $150,000 playing the instant game Giant Jumbo Bucks.

The great-grandmother of two purchased her winning ticket at a Raceway Gas Station in Tifton.

Billington said the win came just in time.

She celebrated her 57th birthday earlier this month.

The lottery winner also has five grandchildren and two adult children.

Billington said she will pay off some bills and repair her car and redo her house.