Lottery Winner Will Visit Hometown This Summer

By Jack Gurner
Reporter

WATER VALLEY – Multi-million dollar lottery winner Jim McCullar and his wife, Carolyn, are planning to visit the city this summer.

McCullar told the Herald that he is looking forward to Watermelon Carnival and the class reunions in August.

The former resident made international headlines when he won half of the second-largest lottery jackpot in history. McCullar, a 1960 graduate of Water Valley High School, bought one of two winning tickets in the $380 million Mega Millions lottery in Washington state.

McCullar, 68, and his wife live in Ephrata, Wash., a town of fewer than 7,000 people. He credits his wife with reminding him to buy lottery tickets during a shopping trip to the Safeway.  The other ticket he bought was also a winner. It was worth $150.

“God bless all of Water Valley with big Crappie,” McCullar added.