North Carolina man wins $1.16 million jackpot after playing $2 ticket: ‘Never thought in a million years this would happen'
'I started shaking for about an hour,' he recalled. 'I was in disbelief.'
North Carolina man wins $2 million after buying lottery ticket at gas station
Underwood played a $2 ticket and won the top level gold jackpot in the Multiplier Mania game, which is a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time.
The odds of that win are 1 in 20 million.
'I never thought in a million years this would happen,' he said.
Underwood's big win represents the second largest win since the lottery introduced digital instants.
He called his son right away to tell him the good news.
'My son thought it was an April Fools' Day joke,' Underwood said. 'He had to check to make sure it wasn't April yet.'
Underwood claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters.
After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $836,957.
He plans to invest his winnings.
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