Man wins $1M from lottery ticket he purchased with cash present in parking zone

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A North Carolina man acquired an sudden windfall final week from a scratch-off lottery ticket he purchased with $20 {dollars} he discovered on the bottom.

Banner Elk resident Jerry Hicks landed a $1 million prize from the Excessive Money scratch-off ticket, electing Friday to gather it as a one-time payout of $600,000 – earlier than taxes – the North Carolina Schooling Lottery mentioned. His post-tax winnings have been $429,007.

Hicks mentioned he “found $20 in the parking lot outside the Speedway” in Boone on Tuesday and “used that to buy the ticket” that gained him the prize, in keeping with the lottery.

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“They actually didn’t have the ticket I was looking for, so I bought that one instead,” Hicks mentioned.

The most important prize supplied by the $25-per-ticket Excessive Money scratch-off is $1 million. The possibilities of profitable $1 million from the sport stood at 1 in 2,017,650 as of Monday, in keeping with the lottery.

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Hicks’ post-win plans included a cease on the native Golden Corral restaurant.

“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got.”

The funds may also assist Hicks retire from his 56-year carpentry profession, the North Carolina Schooling Lottery mentioned. He additionally plans to make use of the cash to assist his kids.

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Different North Carolinians pocketed six-figures from lottery wins throughout the identical week.

A person from Gastonia acquired $429,003 after taxes from $1 million he scored from a $10 scratch-off, in keeping with the lottery. One other in Goldsboro gained a $150,000 Powerball prize that amounted to $107,251 after taxes.