He Found a $20, Bought a Scratch-Off, and Won $1 Million

Jerry Hicks has labored as a grasp carpenter for greater than half a century. Now, he is retiring after discovering a $20 invoice on the bottom exterior a fuel station — and turning it right into a $1 million lottery win.

“I discovered $20 within the car parking zone exterior the Speedway,” Hicks instructed the North Carolina lottery. “I used that to purchase the ticket.”

Hicks, a Banner Elk resident, purchased the Excessive Money scratch-off ticket at Speedway on N.C. 105 in Boone final week.

“They really did not have the ticket I used to be in search of so I purchased that one as an alternative,” he mentioned.

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Hicks mentioned that he’ll use the winnings to retire after working as a carpenter for 56 years, and he additionally plans to assist out his kids. However there’s one factor he’s doing first.

“We’re going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat all the pieces they have,” he laughed.

CBS reports that Hicks took the lump sum choice, which was $600,000 ($429,007 after state and federal tax withholdings), as an alternative of an annuity of $50,000 a yr for 20 years.

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