A Rossville man is a big winner in the lottery. David Guffey, 47, matched the first five winning numbers in the July 10 Mega Millions drawing and won $250,000.

Mega Star Food Mart at 11320 U.S. 41 in Ringgold sold the winning ticket. Winning numbers from the July 10 Mega Millions drawing were 19-24-30-34-56, and the Mega Ball was 19.

Guffey had just returned from out-of-town when he purchased the ticket, he said. “I felt pretty good that day,” he said.

Guffey, a forklift driver, said he plans to buy a house.