Samuel Sexton Jr. of Reidsville said he plans to use a $100,000 lottery prize to make his daughters’ dreams of going to Disney World come true.
“I’m more excited for my kids than for myself,” Sexton said. “We’ve wanted to go to Disney for a long time and now we can. I have three girls and they each have a favorite Disney princess.”
Sexton’s good fortune happened Wednesday afternoon when he stopped by the Countryside on N.C. 68 North in Stokesdale.
“We stopped because the girls wanted to get some candy,” said Sexton, who installs heaters and air conditioners. “My wife and I play the lottery occasionally, so I decided to get a scratch-off ticket while I was there.”
He took the $150 Million Cash Explosion ticket to his car and scratched it on the way home.
“I saw the money bag and knew I won something,” Sexton said. “When I saw how much it was I started crying I was so happy.”
Sexton claimed the prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $70,507.
The $20 ticket launched this week with four top prizes of $4 million, six $1 million prizes, and ten $100,000 prizes. Sexton is the first player to win a big prize playing the game. All $4 million prizes, all $1 million prizes, and nine $100,000 prizes remain.
Ticket sales from games like $150 Million Cash Explosion make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 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.
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