All the ‘Benjamins’ in Jimmy Presnell’s All About The Bens scratch-off ticket added up to the game’s $200,000 top prize.
The good luck happened when Presnell, who lives in Hickory, bought a $5 ticket at Smokes Conover on East Thornburg Drive in Conover. He won the third of four top prizes in the game.
Presnell claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $141,501
Ticket sales from games like All About The Bens make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.