Raleigh Couple Claims $1 Million Powerball Ticket - North Carolina ...
Raleigh Couple Claims $1 Million Powerball Ticket - North Carolina ...
Raleigh Couple Claims $1 Million Powerball Ticket - North Carolina ...
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Robert A. Farris Jr.<br />
Commission Chairman<br />
Tom Shaheen<br />
Executive Director<br />
Date: June 7, 2010<br />
Contact: Ryan Kennemur<br />
Phone: (919) 301-3306<br />
<strong>Raleigh</strong> <strong>Couple</strong> <strong>Claims</strong> <strong>$1</strong> <strong>Million</strong> <strong>Powerball</strong> <strong>Ticket</strong><br />
- Mebane Man Wins $411,826 “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” Prize-<br />
-<strong>$1</strong>2 <strong>Million</strong> Mega <strong>Million</strong>s <strong>Ticket</strong> Remains Unclaimed-<br />
RALEIGH – A Wake County couple had a million reasons to smile last Thursday as they checked their<br />
<strong>Powerball</strong> numbers against those drawn the evening before. <strong>Raleigh</strong> residents Armando and Dolores<br />
Campos, who work as drywall and paint contractors, matched all five white balls but not the Power Ball in<br />
the June 2 drawing. Normally, this would amount to a prize of $200,000. Because a $2 Power Play ticket<br />
was purchased, their prize is automatically multiplied to <strong>$1</strong> million. The couple split the prize money, with<br />
$500,000 going to Armando and $500,000 going to Dolores. The ticket was sold at the Fast & Friendly<br />
Mart on Falls of Neuse Road.<br />
“We couldn’t believe it,” said Armando. “I knew I had won something and I always Power Play. My wife<br />
thought I was faking when I told her we had won the million.” The Campos family plans to use their<br />
winnings, which amount to $676,226 after taxes, on becoming completely debt free.<br />
In the Saturday, June 5 drawing, a total of 34,555 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>Powerball</strong> players won prizes ranging<br />
from $3 to <strong>$1</strong>0,000 for a total payout in prizes of $281,376. One ticket matched four white balls and the<br />
Power Ball and resulted in a prize of <strong>$1</strong>0,000. The ticket was sold at Danny’s Exxon on Guilford College<br />
Road in Greensboro. The jackpot for the Wednesday, June 9 <strong>Powerball</strong> drawing is estimated at $28<br />
million if taken as an annuity or <strong>$1</strong>4.7 million as a lump-sum payment.<br />
Two tickets in the June 4 “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” drawing matched all five numbers drawn to split the<br />
$823,652 prize.<br />
Franklin Johnson, a truck driver from Mebane, won $411,826 as one of the winners of the top prize. He<br />
decided to play “Cash 5” when he noticed that the prize had grown to more than $800,000. He had been<br />
playing a particular set of numbers for over a month, which included digits from a series of birthdays and<br />
anniversaries. Johnson and his wife watched the live drawing to see if their numbers were chosen that<br />
night.<br />
“I saw the numbers,” Johnson said. “I knew they were mine. My wife started to cry, ‘We did it. We got<br />
it.’” Johnson plans to use his winnings, worth $280,042 after taxes, to purchase a new home, a new car<br />
and take a fishing trip off the coast. The ticket was purchased at Food Mart on N.C. 119 <strong>North</strong> in<br />
N. C. Education Lottery<br />
2100 Yonkers Road<br />
<strong>Raleigh</strong>, NC 27604<br />
(919) 715-6886<br />
FAX (919) 715-8833
Mebane.<br />
The second ticket, also worth $411,826, was sold at Steve’s One Shop on King Street in Hillsborough<br />
and is unclaimed at this time. The top prize in the game had been rolling since the drawing held on May<br />
22.<br />
A total of 10,554 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> players won prizes in the Friday, June 4 Mega <strong>Million</strong>s drawing, ranging<br />
from $2 to $600 for a total payout in prizes of $78,442. Because no tickets won the jackpot on Friday,<br />
the jackpot for the Tuesday, June 8 drawing is an estimated $26 million if taken as an annuity or <strong>$1</strong>6.8<br />
million if the lump-sum payment is chosen.<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> Education Lottery has paid out more than $5.5 million in instant scratch-off ticket<br />
prizes since Thursday, June 3. “<strong>Carolina</strong> Pick 3” players have won more than $704,000. “<strong>Carolina</strong> Pick 4”<br />
players have won more than $226,000 including 12 tickets that won the top prize of $5,000. “<strong>Carolina</strong><br />
Cash 5” players have won more than <strong>$1</strong> million.<br />
Winner in the June 5 <strong>Powerball</strong> drawing:<br />
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where <strong>Ticket</strong> Was Purchased<br />
Unknown Unknown <strong>$1</strong>0,000 Danny’s Exxon<br />
5009 Guilford College Rd.,Greensboro<br />
Winners in the June 4 “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” drawing:<br />
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where <strong>Ticket</strong> Was Purchased<br />
Franklin Johnson Mebane $411,826 Food Mart<br />
1525 N.C. 119 N., Mebane<br />
Unknown Unknown $411,826 Steve’s One Shop<br />
909 W. King St., Hillsborough<br />
Winners in the June 2 <strong>Powerball</strong> drawing:<br />
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where <strong>Ticket</strong> Was Purchased<br />
Armando and <strong>Raleigh</strong> <strong>$1</strong>,000,000 Fast & Friendly Mart #1<br />
Dolores Campos<br />
6901 Falls of Neuse Rd., <strong>Raleigh</strong><br />
Instant scratch-off ticket top tier prize winners:<br />
Winner Hometown Amount Won Game Played<br />
Katherine Owenby Asheville <strong>$1</strong>00,000 Bankroll Doubler<br />
Donald Cole Jr. Charlotte <strong>$1</strong>0,000 $200 <strong>Million</strong> Extravaganza<br />
Elma Jenkins Sharpsburg <strong>$1</strong>0,000 $200 <strong>Million</strong> Extravaganza<br />
Roderick Dozier Tarboro $5,000 $200,000 Cash<br />
Thomas Gouthro Lansing $5,000 $200 <strong>Million</strong> Extravaganza<br />
Jorge a Cruz de Jesus Red Springs $5,000 $200,000 Cash<br />
Latoya Mackin Concord $5,000 Match & Win<br />
Charles Trexler New London $5,000 $200 <strong>Million</strong> Extravaganza<br />
Carrie Turner Durham $5,000 $200 <strong>Million</strong> Extravaganza<br />
“<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” Top Prize Winners Tally<br />
Prize<br />
# of winners<br />
$50,000 to $856,998 310<br />
N. C. Education Lottery<br />
2100 Yonkers Road<br />
<strong>Raleigh</strong>, NC 27604<br />
(919) 715-6886<br />
FAX (919) 715-8833
<strong>Powerball</strong> Winners Tally<br />
Prize<br />
# of winners<br />
$200,000 - $2 <strong>Million</strong> 181<br />
<strong>$1</strong>0,000 - <strong>$1</strong>00,000 1048<br />
Mega <strong>Million</strong>s Winners Tally<br />
Prize<br />
# of winners<br />
$250,000 - <strong>$1</strong> <strong>Million</strong> 4<br />
<strong>$1</strong>0,000 - $40,000 25<br />
The <strong>Powerball</strong> numbers are since May 31, 2006.<br />
The Mega <strong>Million</strong>s numbers are since Feb. 1.<br />
The totals do not include unclaimed prizes.<br />
# # #<br />
100% of the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> Education Lottery net proceeds are used for pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk youth,<br />
reduction of class size in early grades, school construction and need-based college scholarships.<br />
For prizes of $5,000 and greater, 25% federal tax and 7% state tax are withheld.<br />
N. C. Education Lottery<br />
2100 Yonkers Road<br />
<strong>Raleigh</strong>, NC 27604<br />
(919) 715-6886<br />
FAX (919) 715-8833