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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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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.
Miami Herald
14-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player wins $25,000 a year for life prize in NC. Where was ticket sold?
A North Carolina lottery player scored a massive prize — and may not know it yet. The player bought a Lucky for Life ticket that matched all but one number picked in the May 13 drawing, making it worth $25,000 a year for life, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 4-14-17-43-44, with gold Lucky Ball 12. The player is set to get richer after their ticket matched all five white balls. It was sold at the Quality Mart gas station and convenience store in Jonesville, a roughly 40-mile drive northwest from Winston-Salem, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on its website and X, formerly known as Twitter. Lucky for Life is a drawing game that offers $2 tickets. To win the top prize of $1,000 a day for life, a person's ticket must match all six numbers picked in a drawing, according to game rules. As of about 10 a.m. May 14, the Jonesville player hadn't claimed their prize yet, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News via email. In North Carolina, Lucky for Life winners have roughly six months to come forward. 'Check your tickets,' lottery officials wrote.
Miami Herald
10-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Someone in NC has a lottery ticket worth $416,000. Here's where it was sold
A convenience store visit just won somebody a life-changing pile of cash in North Carolina, and it's not clear if the winner realizes it. The N.C. Education Lottery says someone driving through Forsyth County bought a 100X the Cash ticket on Wednesday, April 9, and matched the numbers for a $415,970 jackpot. 'The winner purchased the lucky ticket at the Quality Mart on Yadkinville Highway in Pfafftown,' lottery officials said in a news release. 'At the time of the win, the Fast Play jackpot had just reached $215,970. Since it was a $20 ticket, 100% of the jackpot can be claimed plus $200,000.' Winners have 180 days to claim prizes at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. Odds of winning the jackpot — plus the $200,000 cherry on top — are 1 in 320,000, the game reports. The Quality Mart where the ticket was purchased is about a 10-mile drive northwest from Winston-Salem. The 100X the Cash game is a drawing with a 'progressive' jackpot that grows until someone picks the correct numbers. Tickets range from $2 to $20 and the amount won depends on the ticket price.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Salisbury man wins $268K Cash 5 jackpot with $1 ticket
Donald Bruce Jr. of Salisbury won a $268,966 Cash 5 jackpot after purchasing a $1 ticket on Saturday. Bruce bought his winning ticket at the Quality Mart on Perch Road in Pinnacle, matching all five numbers in the drawing to secure the jackpot. Charlotte woman wins $1 million, plans to retire The odds of matching all five numbers in the Cash 5 game are 1 in 962,598. He claimed his prize at the lottery headquarters on Tuesday, taking home $192,986 after federal and state tax withholdings. Cash 5 is one of six lottery games available in North Carolina, where players can purchase tickets at retail locations or through the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. The jackpot for the next Cash 5 drawing on Wednesday is set at $130,000. VIDEO: Woman wins $250K lottery prize, celebrates at local gas station
