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Duplin County man ‘still can’t believe’ he kicked off 2021 with $1 million win

January 5, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 3:28 PM
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While out running errands on New Year’s Day, Darius Bowen of Kenansville tried his luck on two Extreme Cash tickets and kicked off 2021 with a $1 million win.

“I had to go get some stuff for my wife at the store because she was cooking for New Year’s Day,” he said. “So, I stopped to the store and bought two of them and one of them was $1 million.”

Bowen purchased his winning $25 ticket from the Speedway on North Main Street in Kenansville.

“When I was scratching it off, I thought I just got my money back,” he recalled. “My wife was on the phone and I was just like, in shock and she was like, ‘What in the world? What in the world?’ and I said, ‘I just won $1 million!’ I still can’t believe it to this day.”

Bowen claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. He had a choice of taking the $1 million as an annuity of $50,000 a year over 20 years, or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum and took home $424,507 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

“First time I ever won something like that,” said Bowen. “First thing is to pay off some bills and we’re doing some home renovations, so we’ll finish that up and put some away for retirement.”


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1/07/2021 01:20 - Andrea M.

Praise the Lord for your gift! May it serve your family well.

1/06/2021 10:33 - Carnellia O.

Congratulations!! I dream to have a story similar to your yours one day

1/06/2021 09:28 - Sabrina D S.

Congrats ??????

1/06/2021 10:29 - Tyrone B.

Hello I need to to know if all my Lucke-Reward Points are suppose to be wiped out after a certain time period? It seem that everything is losing from my point to draw entries. So I was wondering if after a certain time will does everything goes to zero?NC Lottery
Hi Tyrone, points can expire if you don’t sign in to your account for 13 consecutive months. However, we are currently experiencing a technical issue where points aren't showing up for some users, so that is mostly likely the problem. We still have all your points recorded and are working on fixing the problem now. Thank you for your patience.

1/06/2021 09:11 - stan m.

Great win to start the new year off

1/05/2021 09:03 - Laura S.

Congratulations to you!!! What a way to start off the new year!!! To God be the glory!!!

1/05/2021 06:42 - Debra B.

Having major problems with my account. All accumalated points have been wiped out and showing zero points. Over 4,000 points totally gone. All lucke-rewards entries gone. Only thing still appearing is 2nd chance entries. Entered two 10 million colossal tickets but 2nd chance drawing entries never appeared. Whats going on ? I have the number to call and I will call tomorrow. Please provide the best way to navigate through the menu to speak to a representative. ThanksNC Lottery
Hi Debra, thank you for pointing out this error, please go to https://nclottery.com/Help where you can call, chat or email with our team so that we can get it resolved for you. The number to call online play customer service directly is: 866-934-0289

1/05/2021 06:27 - Douglas H.

Congratulations to the Bowen Family. Happy New Year :-)

1/05/2021 06:18 - susie s.

just entered tickets and my balance is zero and my previous points I accumulated are gone!NC Lottery
Hi Susie, thank you for pointing out this error, please go to https://nclottery.com/Help where you can call, chat or email with our team so that we can get it resolved for you.

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