Chapel Hill man to buy new home - North Carolina Education Lottery
Chapel Hill man to buy new home - North Carolina Education Lottery
Chapel Hill man to buy new home - North Carolina Education Lottery
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Robert A. Farris Jr.<br />
Commission Chair<strong>man</strong><br />
DATE: JUNE 2, 2011<br />
CONTACT: VAN DENTON<br />
PHONE: (919) 301-3308<br />
<strong>Chapel</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> <strong>man</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>buy</strong> <strong>new</strong> <strong>home</strong> with $1 million Powerball prize<br />
- Brunswick County wo<strong>man</strong> claims $200,000 Powerball prize -<br />
- Nash County wo<strong>man</strong> <strong>to</strong> purchase <strong>new</strong> car with $100,000 prize -<br />
RALEIGH – Rich Wright of <strong>Chapel</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> started his day Thursday like he does <strong>man</strong>y days, checking his lottery<br />
numbers as he sat with his family around the breakfast table. He always plays his set of lucky numbers – special<br />
birthdays – and had purchased 10 chances at the $200 million jackpot the night before.<br />
As he matched his tickets <strong>to</strong> the winning numbers on the N.C. <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Lottery</strong>‟s website, he saw that one of his<br />
tickets had matched all the white balls, getting five of the six numbers.<br />
“I k<strong>new</strong> I had power played so I k<strong>new</strong> it was a million dollars,” Wright said a few hours later at NCEL headquarters. “I<br />
couldn‟t believe it. I said, „Oh, my God.‟ And my family said, „What?‟ And I said, „We just hit the lottery.‟”<br />
Wright, a sales <strong>man</strong>ager for a company that sells and installs central vacuum systems, said he always <strong>buy</strong>s the $2<br />
Power Play tickets because he knows if he wins the prize will be bigger. Under the Power Play option, matching the<br />
numbers of five white balls results in an au<strong>to</strong>matic $1 million win, while wins from other lower tier prizes are<br />
multiplied by the Power Play number.<br />
Wright said he planned <strong>to</strong> use his prize money, $680,000 after taxes were withheld, <strong>to</strong> pay off bills, <strong>buy</strong> a <strong>new</strong> <strong>home</strong>,<br />
and take his family, including his two daughters, <strong>to</strong> Disney World. He bought the winning ticket at the Buy & Go on<br />
<strong>North</strong>west Ephesus Church Road in <strong>Chapel</strong> <strong>Hill</strong>.<br />
In Wednesday‟s Powerball drawing, 49,174 players won prizes ranging from $3 <strong>to</strong> $1 million for a <strong>to</strong>tal payout of<br />
$1,396,421. In addition <strong>to</strong> Wright‟s $1 million win, four other <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> Powerball players won $10,000 in the<br />
drawing. A ticket sold in New York matched all six numbers and won the $200 million jackpot. The Powerball jackpot<br />
for Saturday, June 4, is reset <strong>to</strong> an estimated $20 million or $10.5 million as a lump sum.<br />
Wednesday‟s wins continued a lucky streak for <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> Powerball players. Karen Peele, a hairstylist from<br />
Oak Island in Brunswick County, plans <strong>to</strong> pay off her car loan and save for her three children after claiming a<br />
$200,000 prize in the Saturday, May 28 drawing. Peele matched all five white balls but not the red Power Ball. She<br />
learned of her win when her husband s<strong>to</strong>pped at a local retailer on his way <strong>to</strong> work Sunday morning <strong>to</strong> have the<br />
ticket scanned.<br />
“He thought we had only won maybe a thousand dollars,” Peele said. “But I logged on the lottery website and saw<br />
how much you win if you match five numbers. I‟m still in shock.” Peele said she may use a portion of her winnings,<br />
worth $136,000 after taxes, <strong>to</strong> purchase a <strong>new</strong> car.<br />
“I‟m ecstatic,” Peele added when she held her check for the first time. “It‟s real. I feel great. I‟ll sleep easy now.” The<br />
winning ticket was purchased at the Kangaroo Express on Market Street in Wilming<strong>to</strong>n.<br />
Phone: 919.301.3300 • Fax: 919.715.8833<br />
2100 Yonkers Road • Raleigh, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> 27604<br />
www.nc-educationlottery.org<br />
Alice Garland<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r
In the Tuesday, May 31 Mega Millions drawing 9,301 players won prizes ranging from $2 <strong>to</strong> $450 for a <strong>to</strong>tal payout<br />
of $55,311. Because no ticket matched all six numbers <strong>to</strong> win the jackpot, Friday‟s jackpot is an estimated $15<br />
million if taken as an annuity or $9.7 million as a lump sum payment.<br />
Cecilia Magana, a garden s<strong>to</strong>re clerk in Bailey in Nash County, plans <strong>to</strong> purchase a <strong>new</strong> car and save for the future<br />
after scratching off the $100,000 <strong>to</strong>p prize on her EZ Grand ticket. She purchased her ticket at the Tropicana Food<br />
on Pender Street in Wilson. Magana received a check for $68,001 after taxes were withheld. As of Thursday, two<br />
$100,000 <strong>to</strong>p prizes remain unclaimed in the EZ Grand game.<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Lottery</strong> has paid out more than $3.6 million in instant scratch-off ticket prizes since<br />
Tuesday, May 31. <strong>Carolina</strong> Pick 3 players have won more than $564,000. <strong>Carolina</strong> Pick 4 players have won<br />
$152,000 including nine tickets that won the <strong>to</strong>p prize of $5,000. <strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5 players have won more than<br />
$75,000.<br />
Winners in the June 1 Powerball drawing:<br />
Winners Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won S<strong>to</strong>re Where Ticket Was Purchased<br />
Rich Wright <strong>Chapel</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> $1,000,000 Buy & Go #1<br />
106 N.W. Ephesus Ch. Rd., <strong>Chapel</strong> <strong>Hill</strong><br />
Unknown Unknown $10,000 Bradshaw‟s Food Mart<br />
1302 S. Post Rd., Shelby<br />
Unknown Unknown $10,000 U Pick Food Mart<br />
2406 Neuse Blvd., New Bern<br />
Unknown Unknown $10,000 Downeast Travel Centers Inc.<br />
2600 U.S. 1175, Goldsboro<br />
Unknown Unknown $10,000 Kangaroo Express #3956<br />
1627 E. Main St., Lincoln<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Winner in the May 28 Powerball drawing:<br />
Winners Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won S<strong>to</strong>re Where Ticket Was Purchased<br />
Karen Peele Oak Island $200,000 Kangaroo Express #3122<br />
6480 Market St., Wilming<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Winner in the May 27 <strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5 drawing:<br />
Winners Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won S<strong>to</strong>re Where Ticket Was Purchased<br />
Sherrill Jimison Can<strong>to</strong>n $50,000 Mountain Energy #118<br />
301 Smokey Park Highway, Asheville<br />
Winner in the May 20 Mega Millions drawing:<br />
Winner Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won S<strong>to</strong>re Where Ticket Was Purchased<br />
Marlisia Vinson Charlotte $10,000 Wilco #74<br />
10925 University City Blvd., Charlotte<br />
Instant scratch-off ticket <strong>to</strong>p tier prize winners:<br />
Winner Home<strong>to</strong>wn Amount Won Game Played<br />
Cecilia Magana Bailey $100,000 EZ Grand<br />
Angel Lopez Charlotte $50,000 Loteria<br />
Lottie White Charlotte $50,000 $50,000 Jackpot<br />
Rosalene Sneed Cherokee $30,000 Bingo<br />
Faye Kiser Wins<strong>to</strong>n-Salem $10,000 $200,000 a Year for Life<br />
Rebecca Carter Concord $5,000 Cash Spectacular<br />
Tanika Hamil<strong>to</strong>n New Bern $5,000 Cash Spectacular<br />
Albert Johnson Cary $5,000 $200 Million Extravaganza<br />
Richard Lea McLeansville $5,000 $200 Million Extravaganza<br />
Toro Matthews Jacksonville $5,000 $200 Million Extravaganza<br />
Laura Patterson Shelby $5,000 Cash Spectacular<br />
Gregory Phifer Mooresville $5,000 Quick Bucks<br />
William Sharon S<strong>to</strong>kesdale $5,000 $200 Million Extravaganza<br />
Xian En Zheng Fort Mill, S.C. $5,000 $200 Million Extravaganza<br />
Phone: 919.301.3300 • Fax: 919.715.8833<br />
2100 Yonkers Road • Raleigh, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> 27604<br />
www.nc-educationlottery.org
<strong>Carolina</strong> Cash 5 Jackpot Winners Tally<br />
Prize # of winners<br />
$50,000 <strong>to</strong> $856,998 396<br />
Powerball Winners Tally<br />
Prize # of winners<br />
$74.5 Million - $141.4 Million 3<br />
$200,000 - $2 Million 204<br />
$10,000 - $100,000 1191<br />
Mega Millions Winners Tally<br />
Prize # of winners<br />
$12 Million and above 1<br />
$250,000 - $1 Million 27<br />
$10,000 - $40,000 102<br />
The Powerball numbers are since May 31, 2006.<br />
The Mega Millions numbers are since Feb. 1.<br />
The <strong>to</strong>tals do not include unclaimed prizes.<br />
# # #<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Lottery</strong> net proceeds are used for pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk<br />
four-year-olds, 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 au<strong>to</strong>matically withheld.<br />
Phone: 919.301.3300 • Fax: 919.715.8833<br />
2100 Yonkers Road • Raleigh, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> 27604<br />
www.nc-educationlottery.org