raleigh man quick picks his way to $335903 - North Carolina ...
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Robert A. Farris Jr.<br />
Commission Chair<strong>man</strong><br />
Tom Shaheen<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Date: Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 5, 2009<br />
Contact: Neosha Smith<br />
Phone: (919) 301-3306<br />
RALEIGH MAN QUICK PICKS HIS WAY TO $335,903<br />
-Wooooooo! South <strong>Carolina</strong> Man Claims $100,000 Top Prize-<br />
-Moore County Man Wins $100,000 “Mega Bucks” Prize-<br />
RALEIGH—Being in a hurry paid off for Walter Harris. The Raleigh <strong>man</strong> says he normally <strong>picks</strong> <strong>his</strong> own<br />
numbers when he buys a “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” ticket but on Sunday decided <strong>to</strong> buy a <strong>quick</strong>-pick ticket <strong>to</strong><br />
save time. Later that night, the computer generated ticket he’d bought for the Oct. 4 “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5”<br />
ticket drawing matched all five numbers <strong>to</strong> win the $335,903 <strong>to</strong>p prize ($228,414.36 after taxes).<br />
Harris bought <strong>his</strong> winning ticket at Capital Mart on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh. He says some of <strong>his</strong><br />
winnings will go <strong>to</strong> <strong>his</strong> church and family, and that he also will probably use some of <strong>his</strong> winnings <strong>to</strong> take<br />
a trip.<br />
Killing time before <strong>his</strong> bank opened Friday morning, Wesley Green of Gaffney, South <strong>Carolina</strong> says he<br />
went across the street <strong>to</strong> the Campus S<strong>to</strong>re #146 on <strong>North</strong> Main Street in Boiling Springs <strong>to</strong> get a drink<br />
and decided <strong>to</strong> buy a “Wooooooo!” instant scratch-off ticket since it was new. As he scratched it off, he<br />
says he thought he’d won $10,000 but then realized there were a few more zeros.<br />
Green had the ticket scanned because he thought it might be a misprint, but it wasn’t—<strong>his</strong> ticket was<br />
worth $100,000 ($68,001.60 after taxes)! Green says he will take a vacation with some of <strong>his</strong> winnings.<br />
Jesus Lugo of Carthage was passing through Goldsboro when he decided <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p at the JP Goldsboro<br />
on East Ashe Street <strong>to</strong> buy a few lottery tickets. He randomly picked the “Mega Bucks” instant scratch-off<br />
ticket and was surprised when it revealed the <strong>to</strong>p prize of $100,000 ($68,001.60 after taxes). Lugo says<br />
he plans <strong>to</strong> put <strong>his</strong> winnings in the bank.<br />
In the Saturday, Oct. 3 Powerball drawing, three tickets matched four out of five white balls plus the<br />
Powerball. One of the three tickets was Power Played and is worth $30,000 since the Power Play<br />
multiplier was three. T<strong>his</strong> ticket was sold at Handy S<strong>to</strong>p on Rock Barn Road in Conover.<br />
The other two tickets that matched four out of five white balls plus the Powerball were not Power Played<br />
and are worth $10,000 each. They were sold at Catamount Travel Center on High<strong>way</strong> 441 <strong>North</strong> in<br />
Whittier and Kangaroo Express on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh.<br />
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N. C. Education Lottery<br />
2100 Yonkers Road<br />
Raleigh, NC 27604<br />
(919) 715-6886<br />
FAX (919) 715-8833
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A <strong>to</strong>tal of 67,838 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> Powerball players won prizes in the Saturday, Oct. 3 Powerball drawing<br />
ranging from $30,000 <strong>to</strong> $3 for a <strong>to</strong>tal payout in prizes worth $506,287. One ticket in Florida matched all<br />
five white balls plus the Powerball <strong>to</strong> win the jackpot, so the jackpot for the Wednesday, Oct. 7 Powerball<br />
drawing is an estimated $20 million.<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> Education Lottery (NCEL) has paid out more than $5.6 million <strong>to</strong>tal in instant scratchoff<br />
ticket prizes since Thursday, Oct. 1. Also since Thursday, “<strong>Carolina</strong> Pick 3” players have won more<br />
than $1.1 million. “<strong>Carolina</strong> Pick 4” players have won more than $310,000 and 21 tickets won the <strong>to</strong>p<br />
prize of $5,000. “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” players have won more than $522,342.<br />
Winner in the Oct. 4 “<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” drawing:<br />
Winner Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won S<strong>to</strong>re Where Ticket Was Purchased<br />
Walter Harris Raleigh $335,903 Capital Mart<br />
4125 Capital Blvd., Raleigh<br />
Winners in the Oct. 3 Powerball drawing:<br />
Winner Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won S<strong>to</strong>re Where Ticket Was Purchased<br />
Unknown $30,000 Handy S<strong>to</strong>p<br />
1500 Rock Barn Rd., Conover<br />
Unknown $10,000 Catamount Travel Center<br />
3385 Hwy. 441 N., Whittier<br />
Unknown $10,000 Kangaroo Express<br />
4125 Capital Blvd., Raleigh<br />
Instant scratch-off ticket <strong>to</strong>p tier prize winners:<br />
Winner Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won Game Played<br />
Wesley Green Gaffney, SC $100,000 “Wooooooo!”<br />
Jesus Lugo Carthage $100,000 “Mega Bucks”<br />
Richard Allen Clay<strong>to</strong>n $25,000 “Lucky Gold”<br />
Patricia McArthur Angier $10,000 “$200,000 Jackpot”<br />
Xochitl Juarez Monroe $5,000 “$200,000 Jackpot”<br />
Robert Uhlig Jr. Raleigh $5,000 “$200,000 Jackpot”<br />
“<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5” Top Prize Winners Tally<br />
Prize<br />
# of winners<br />
$50,000 <strong>to</strong> $856,998 242<br />
Powerball Winners Tally<br />
Prize<br />
# of winners<br />
$2 Million - $200,000 154<br />
$100,000 - $10,000 955<br />
(The Powerball numbers above are since May 31, 2006,<br />
but do not include unclaimed prizes.)<br />
# # #<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 />
Raleigh, NC 27604<br />
(919) 715-6886<br />
FAX (919) 715-8833