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Miami Herald
16-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery winner plans to give cash to help one particular group of people in NC
A jackpot winner in the North Carolina Education Lottery says he intends to start giving away money, with one particular group of people in mind. 'I want to help the homeless people in my community,' Robert Lowman told lottery officials. Lowman paid $5 for a 20X The Cash ticket on Sunday, April 13, and it won him $250,000. That's the top prize in the game and the odds of winning it are 1 in 1,335,942. He bought the ticket at the J & H Mart in Wilson. 'It's a miracle,' Lowman said in a news release. 'I really didn't know what to do or what to think.' He picked up his money Monday, April 14, at lottery headquarters in Raleigh, and the prize came to $179,376 after state and federal withholdings, lottery officials said. 'In addition to helping the homeless, he plans to do some work on his apartment,' officials said. Lowman lives in Wilson, about a 50-mile drive east from Raleigh, and he didn't go into details of how or when he'll start helping the community's less fortunate. Wilson County had nearly 17% of its population 'living with severe housing problems' in 2023, Data USA reported. Meanwhile, homelessness in the state 'rose 19% from 2023 to 2024,' according to the N.C. Housing Coalition. The 20X The Cash game debuted in February 2024 with 10 top prizes of $250,000 and 'Lowman won the last top prize.' 'The lottery will begin the process of ending the game,' officials said.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Greenville man called his mom screaming after $250,000 win
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) — David Harvard of Greenville wanted to immediately tell someone after a $5 scratch-off turned into a $250,000 top prize. 'I called my mom first screaming that I won,' Harvard said. Harvard bought his lucky 20X The Cash scratch-off from the Speedway on W. Fire Tower Road in Winterville. 'It's really a blessing,' Harvard said. Harvard said his prize at lottery headquarters Friday and after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $179,376. The 20X The Cash game debuted in February 2024 with 10 $250,000 top prizes. One $250,000 prize remains to be claimed. For details on how $10.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Pitt County last year, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
18-02-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Lottery player wins top prize — his second in under two months. ‘Crying tears of joy'
A Maryland lottery player took home a top prize from a scratch-off ticket — his second in under two months. As the Greenbelt man scratched his $5 Lots of Cash ticket while he was home with his wife, he noticed he matched a winning number, Maryland Lottery officials said in a Feb. 18 news release. That match came with a top prize of $50,000. 'We were happy and crying tears of joy,' the subcontractor told lottery officials. Less than two months earlier, the man also won a top $50,000 top prize on a $5 20X The Cash scratch-off ticket, lottery officials said. The winner told lottery officials 'he can't believe that he won twice.' 'I will see you again next month,' he said in the release. Greenbelt is about a 30-mile drive southwest from Baltimore.
