GA Healthcare Worker Wins Ford Bronco After Manifesting It

ATHENS, GA — A health care worker manifested winning a new 2026 Ford Bronco Big Bend, and according to the Georgia Lottery, her vision became reality.

Marisol Rodriguez is a 26-year-old medical assistant from Lawrenceville. The health clinic where she is employed is located in Snellville, according to a news release from the Georgia Lottery.

Rodriguez, who is the second person to become the lottery's second-chance promotion victor, did not simply rely on hope of winning the Ford Bronco.

She believed she would win, donned Bronco wear and envisioned the prize, according to the lottery.

“I was just manifesting it,” Rodriguez said in the release. “I bought a Ford Bronco sweater and a Ford Bronco shirt.”

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Then, her wish came true. Rodriguez notched success in the lottery's Xtra Buck n’ Bucks Second Chance Promotion. She entered the promotion after her father told her about it, according to the lottery.

She received the news about winning on her mother's birthday.

“I was so excited,” she said in the release. “It was my mom’s birthday that day, too. It was just meant to be.”

Rodriguez picked up her new Ford Bronco on Thursday afternoon from Athens Ford, located in the 4200 block of Atlanta Highway in Athens.

She plans to put the truck to good use. Aside from off-roading and exploring the mountains for a bit of adventure, Rodriguez said in the release that her younger sister will join her on rides.

“I have a 4-month-old sister with Down Syndrome," she said in the release. “I’m glad that I have a nice, new, safe car with AC to drive her around safely and in comfort.”

Rodriguez is the second of four grand-prize winners in the second-chance promotion, following a Fortson champion.

Georgia residents can participate in the Xtra Buck n’ Bucks Second Chance Promotion by submitting eligible non-winning Xtra scratch-off tickets through the Georgia Lottery app or website.

All funding from the Georgia Lottery's digital games, scratch-offs and other games benefit education in the Peach State, lottery officials said.

Online winning tickets have an expiration date of 180 days from the drawing date while instant ticket winners have 90 days from the expired date to claim prizes. Instructions on how to receive prizes are here.