On Tuesday night, Fast Play delivered its 14th jackpot win to Barry Jenkins Jr. of Gastonia to the tune of $319,692.
“It’s just unbelievable that it’s this much,” said Jenkins. “I never even fathomed it could be this much even when I played.”
Jenkins purchased his winning $10 Jackpot 7s ticket at the Kingsway on Kendrick Road and waited until the next morning to check it.
“I was at work waiting on a customer and I happened to pull it out,” he recalled. “I looked down and it was a jackpot winner and I was sort of stunned. I had to look at it two or three times. So, I downloaded the North Carolina Lottery app and verified that it was a winner.”
Jenkins claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $226,185.
“It’ll help our family in so many ways,” said Jenkins of his prize money. “I look forward to spending it with them and spending it on our house. It’ll just benefit us greatly.”
Jenkins plans to use his prize money on home improvements and a new car for the family. “It’ll take a lot of anxiety off of having to spend big money here at the holidays,” he said.
Since Fast Play started in September, North Carolinians have won 14 jackpots.
The rolling, progressive jackpot increases with every ticket sold until it is won. The odds of winning a Fast Play jackpot are 1 in 240,000.
Printed on each ticket is the amount of the jackpot when the ticket is sold and how much of that jackpot the ticket could win. Players can also win instant cash prizes on their Fast Play tickets.
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