Joshua Reynolds of Monroe said a stop to get a Sprite turned into a $200,000 lottery win after he followed a ‘lucky feeling.’
His good fortune happened Tuesday afternoon at Earps BP on Cambridge Commons Drive in Charlotte.
“I don’t really play that much,” Reynolds said. “I only stopped to get a Sprite. The person in front of me got a lottery ticket, and I just had a feeling I should get one.”
Reynolds asked for a $5 Carolina Cash scratch-off ticket.
“I kept looking at the ticket,” Reynolds described. “It didn’t feel real. I’m so glad I listened to that feeling.”
He claimed his prize Wednesday 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 house.
Carolina Cash launched earlier this month with three top prizes of $200,000. One top prize remains.
Any winning or non-winning Carolina Cash ticket can be entered into the lottery’s Player’s Club for a chance to win a N.C. Dream Vacation package. Second-chance winners can choose one of five different vacation packages. The deadline to enter the first of four drawings is June 30.
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