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North Carolina man wins $402K in NC Lottery
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A Princeton, N.C. man mentioned he used his daughters’ and granddaughters’ ages to win $402,887 from the NC Lottery.
Joseph Eonta, 69, mentioned he bought this $1 Money 5 ticket from Princeton Meals Mart on Dr. Donnie H. Jones Boulevard for Wednesday’s drawing.
“I appeared and I mentioned ‘daggum that appears prefer it is perhaps the quantity,’” Eonta mentioned.
Eonta mentioned he selected the successful numbers based mostly on his daughters’ and granddaughters’ ages.
“I needed to look about 20 occasions,” Eonta mentioned. “It floored me.”
He collected his winnings Thursday and took residence $286,091 after required state and federal tax withholdings. He mentioned he can pay some payments and presumably purchase a brand new automotive with the cash.
Friday’s jackpot is $110,000. The percentages of successful a Money 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598.