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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Yadkin County man wins $25,000 a year for life after buying $2 ticket at gas station: ‘Don't have to worry about anything'
JONESVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Edward Long, of Yadkinville, bought a $2 Lucky for Life ticket and won a $25,000 a year for life prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. 'I got up in the morning and got my coffee and scone and then checked my ticket,' he said. 'Total shock': North Carolina woman plans to travel with $461,435 win When he saw the win, he rushed to tell his wife. 'I told my wife and she said, 'You've made a mistake,'' Long said. Long bought his winning ticket from Quality Mart on N.C. 67 in Jonesville. He won his prize by matching all five white balls in Tuesday's drawing. The odds of winning that prize are 1 in 1.8 million. 'The most I've won before this was $500,' he said. When Long arrived at lottery headquarters on Wednesday, he had a decision to make. He could choose to receive $25,000 a year for the rest of his life or a $390,000 lump sum. He chose the $390,000 lump sum. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $279,826. North Carolina grandmother wins $1 million after buying scratch-off at convenience store: 'Really good thing for us' 'Now I don't have to worry about anything after this,' he said. Long said he plans to use his winnings to pay some bills. Watch lottery drawings on FOX8! Mega Millions airs at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball airs at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The NC Lottery airs at 11:22 p.m. every night. You can also find the lottery results online on the FOX8 website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
15-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player checks ticket over breakfast — and realizes he's a winner for life
A North Carolina man turned his $2 lottery ticket into the prize of a lifetime. Edward Long of Yadkinville said he was enjoying a coffee and scone for breakfast when he checked his Lucky for Life ticket, according to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. He'd scored a big prize, winning $25,000 a year for life. Long hurried to tell his wife, who joked, 'You've made a mistake,' he told officials. The ticket, sold at a Quality Mart convenience store in Jonesville, matched all five numbers in the Lucky for Life drawing on May 13, the lottery said. Long beat odds of 1 in 1.8 million to snag the second-tier prize. Long claimed his winnings at lottery headquarters Wednesday, May 14, and chose the lump sum option, taking home $279,826 after taxes, according to the lottery. Long said the most he's ever won is $500. Now, he plans to use his lottery prize to pay some bills, he told officials. 'Now I don't have to worry about anything after this,' he said. Jonesville is about a 150-mile drive northwest from Raleigh.
