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‘That’s a lot of zeros,’ roofer says of winning $200,000 during his lunch break

June 14, 2018 Posted by NC Lottery at 2:47 PM
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For Marco Ferrer of Greensboro, a decision to get gas during his lunch break turned into a $200,000 lottery win.

The roofer’s good luck happened Wednesday afternoon when he stopped at the Circle K on Factory Shops Road in Morrisville and bought a $5 Strike It Rich! scratch-off ticket.

“I wasn’t going to get this ticket,” Ferrer said. “But then I was like, ‘Why not?’ I scratched off the ‘30’ and then saw the ‘30’ at the top of the card and couldn’t believe it. I was like, ‘Is this true? That’s a lot of zeros.’”

Ferrer claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $141,003. He plans to use the money to buy a new house.

Strike It Rich! launched in December with four top prizes of $200,000. One top prize remains.

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6/17/2018 10:46 - Audrey F.

Congrats, happy for you...enjoy

6/15/2018 11:46 - Gary W.

My guess is I can't start a new blog so I have a couple questions: 1) Where was the latest $10 Million Dollar ticket from (Extreme Millions) 2) Do tickets come off of the prizes remaining count when they are claimed by the winners or sold from the stores?NC Lottery
All good questions, Gary. The $10 million Extreme Millions ticket was sold at the Wills Food Store on New Hope Road in Gastonia. As for prizes remaining, since we don't know when or where the winning tickets are sold, the prizes remaining section isn't updated until it's claimed.

6/15/2018 08:23 - Mike S.

Where was the $10M Extreme ticket sold that was claimed yesterday?NC Lottery
Good morning Mike! That ticket was sold at Wills Food Store on New Hope Road in Gastonia. We will be sharing that winner's story soon, so stay tuned!

6/15/2018 07:46 - Tom a.

same here on the second chance drawings. I see people winning multiple times while I fall in the haven't won squat category.NC Lottery
We wish every ticket and entry could be a lucky one, but that is just not the case. We hope you have some good luck soon, Tom.

6/15/2018 06:21 - Brett O.

Congratulations Marco!

6/14/2018 09:16 - John J.

thats a great win...I've spent hundreds of dollars and entered many, many 2nd chase drawings, haven't won squat. poor GASTON COUNTY resident. only a few winners here

6/14/2018 04:15 - Ebony W.

Why aren't there any winning scratch off tickets in Johnston County,NC?????????NC Lottery
Hi Ebony, We don't know where the winning tickets are until they are scratched and claimed. That said, we've seen many winners in Johnston County! Here's a quick look at some of the past winners in your area: http://bit.ly/2tbj3Mu

6/14/2018 04:05 - Berry B.

Congrats to u Mr.Ferrer, waiting for my TURN!

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