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A convenience store employee bought a lottery ticket on his way to take a break, and he ended his shift very rich.
Nora Huntley of Polkton, North CarolinaThe North Carolina Education Lottery said in one, she bought 5 times the lucky ticket from the Marathon Food Center on U.S. Route 74, where she works. blog post,
A $5 lotto ticket he bought on his vacation turned into a $200,000 jackpot.
“I saw two and zero so I thought I had won $20,” he said. “I was stunned.”
The grandmother of 15 will share her grand prize with her family.
“It’s really going to come in handy,” she said, calling her win a “blessing” and claiming she “just got lucky.”
Huntley claimed her prize on Wednesday and took home $143,501 after state and federal taxes.
The 5 Times Lucky game launched just last July with five $200,000 top prizes. Only two jackpots left to claim.
The NC Education Lottery was established in 2005, and its net profits are allocated to fund education expenses in the state ranging from educational pre-K programs to college scholarships. As of 2016, the NC Education Lottery had generated over $4.6 billion in education funding.
In September, a house cleaner from North Carolina Won a six-figure payday $10 at stake.
Chelsea Carter of Ocean Isle Beach took a chance on the Monopoly digital instant game from the NC Education Lottery and won $626,543.
“Today is my 40th birthday,” Carter said. Video To collect his own winnings. “This is the best birthday gift ever.”
Carter described herself as an “everyday person” who cleans houses for a living.
“Every day people can win something and we did,” he said.