Wife, husband both win lottery sums

VILLA ROCA, Ga., June 11 (UPI) -- A Georgia couple said the excitement they felt winning $5,000 in the lottery was nothing compared to the thrill of winning $1 million the next week.

Karen Hill, 34, of Villa Roca said she was pleased when her husband Chuck came home with a $5,000 Weekly WinFall ticket, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.

"I never thought in a million years that I'd win anything, even the $5,000," Hill said. "So I'm still in a state of shock."

However, she said the state of shock increased by a factor of 200 when she bought a winning Georgia Lottery ticket that paid out $1 million.

"I was really ecstatic about the $5,000," Hill said, "but then, boom! When I got this one I was just like, 'Wow, I can't believe this. My life is going to change for the better.'"

Hill said she and her husband plan to use their newfound riches to pay off their bills.