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Miami Herald
24-06-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Brother's advice leads to huge lottery win in North Carolina. ‘We hugged it out'
A man followed his brother's advice — and it led to a huge lottery win in North Carolina. 'We hugged it out,' prize winner Patrick Kelly told the N.C. Education Lottery. 'It was a good feeling.' The siblings celebrated after Kelly scored a $100,000 prize. He doesn't usually play scratch-off games but spent $20 on a ticket his brother recommended. He listened to his brother on a trip to a Raceway gas station in Hickory, a roughly 55-mile drive northwest from Charlotte. While there, he tried his luck on the 100X the Cash game, lottery officials wrote in a June 23 news release. Kelly was shocked to learn how much his ticket was worth. 'I was dumbfounded,' the lucky winner said. Kelly, who lives in Hickory, kept $71,756 after taxes. Now, he plans to put his prize money toward investments and his student loans, according to lottery officials. It's not the first time someone's advice has paid off. Another North Carolina lottery player listened to his mom and got a big 'blessing,' McClatchy News reported in March.
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.
