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NDTV
17-07-2025
- Business
- NDTV
US Man Dreams Of Big Win, Buys Lottery Ticket, Bags $1 Million
A man from North Carolina has turned a dream and a strong gut feeling into a life-changing $1 million lottery win. Ricky Nunnery Jr, a resident of Sanford, said he had a vivid dream that hinted at future lottery luck. Trusting his instincts, he purchased a scratch-off ticket-and hit the jackpot. Nunnery told North Carolina Education Lottery officials that the dream felt like a sign, and he simply followed it. His win adds to the growing list of uncanny stories where intuition and luck come together to deliver massive rewards. "I dreamed that I would hit big on the lottery," he told North Carolina Education Lottery. Nunnery said he decided to play the game after listening to a gut feeling. "Something just told me to play today," he recalled. Nunnery bought his lucky $10 $1,000,000 Triple Play ticket from Wink Mart on Deep River Road in Sanford. "I'm tickled to death with this," Nunnery said. When Nunnery arrived at a lottery headquarters Friday, he had a decision to make. He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum of $600,000 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $430,503. He plans to use his winnings to pay bills and invest. The $1,000,000 Triple Play game debuted in June with five top prizes of $1 million. Four $1 million prizes remain to be claimed.
UPI
14-07-2025
- General
- UPI
N.C. man follows a dream, gut feeling to $1M lottery prize
A North Carolina man said a dream and a gut feeling led to his winning $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 14 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man said a dream and a gut feeling led to his winning a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. Sanford resident Ricky Nunnery Jr. told North Carolina Education Lottery officials his subconscious mind warned him that lottery luck was in his future. "I dreamed that I would hit big on the lottery," he said. Nunnery said a gut feeling led him to make his dream come true Friday with a $1,000,000 Triple Play ticket from Wink Mart on Deep River Road in Sanford. "Something just told me to play today," he said. Nunnery said his winnings will go toward paying bills and investing. "I'm tickled to death with this," Nunnery said.
