October 10th 2024.
A man from North Carolina had a stroke of luck when he used money from selling a pumpkin to buy a lottery ticket and ended up winning a whopping $115,000 prize. This man, Roy Story, was simply carrying out his annual Halloween tradition of selling pumpkins when he decided to use the $10 he received from a sale to purchase a $5 Xtreme Cashword ticket. Little did he know, this seemingly small decision would lead to a life-changing moment.
Initially, Story thought he had only won $1,000, which he still considered to be a great outcome. But as it turned out, his prize was actually in the six digits. As a lover of crossword games, Story was excited to try his luck with this new lottery game and had no idea that he would be the first winner of the Xtreme Cashword game.
Story, who resides in Hertford in Perquimans County, has been growing and selling pumpkins every year as a Halloween tradition. He mentioned that he didn't even have his glasses on when he checked his ticket and thought he had only won $1,000. But when he claimed his prize at the lottery headquarters, he was pleasantly surprised to find out that he had actually won $150,000. After taxes, he took home $107,251, which he plans to use to purchase a truck.
The man's unexpected win has caused quite a buzz, with many people congratulating him on his good fortune. Even the North Carolina Education Lottery commented on his win and encouraged others to follow them for more updates. It just goes to show that you never know when luck may strike.
Interestingly, the state lottery funds were recently used to provide a grant to Perquimans County for the construction of a new school. This just goes to show that the lottery not only brings joy to its winners but also contributes to the community in various ways.
Story is not the only person in America who has won a lottery prize in an unexpected way. In May 2021, a woman from Lucama won a $2 million prize in a drawing that she didn't even know she was a part of. Elizabeth Johnson had missed the cutoff to buy a Powerball ticket but still ended up winning big.
"It was definitely a shock!" Johnson said. "When I got the message saying that I had won, I thought, 'Well, I didn't even play tonight.'" These stories just go to show that sometimes, the best things in life come when you least expect them.
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