An Adairsville woman is welcoming a Georgia Lottery prize. Wendy Sizemore, 43, won $30,000 playing the instant game $3,000,000 Taxes Paid.

Sizemore claimed her prize Tuesday at the Georgia Lottery’s District Office in Dalton.

The flooring manager said that she stopped for a beverage at BJ’s Food Mart #0004, 6230 Highway 114 in Lyerly, when she purchased her lucky ticket.

“I absolutely feel good,” Sizemore exclaimed upon claiming her prize. “I’m a saver, so I’m putting it in the bank.”

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $14 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.4 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.2 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.