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Cleveland County man buys second lottery ticket ever, wins $250,000

October 31, 2022 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:21 AM
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For only the second time, Billy Pruett of Shelby decided to try his luck playing the lottery, bought a $5 scratch-off, and won a $250,000 prize.

“My heart went into my feet,” Pruett said. “I couldn’t sleep all night.”

Pruett, 56, bought his lucky Mega Bucks Limited Edition ticket from Harry’s Quick Shop on Washburn Switch Road in Shelby. He arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $177,526.

“I’m going to buy my girlfriend a big Christmas present now,” he said.

Pruett said he also plans to pay some bills, share some of the money with his friends, and put the rest in savings.

Mega Bucks Limited Edition debuted in August with five $250,000 prizes. One $250,000 prize remains to be claimed.

Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. The state provided $22.8 million in grants, using money raised by the lottery, to help Cleveland County build new auditoriums at two high schools. For details on other ways Cleveland County benefits from lottery funds, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.


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11/04/2022 01:14 - Susan C.

Congratulations!!

11/04/2022 01:13 - Susan C.

O.M.G YOU DO IT BILLY!!!! MAN I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.....IT REALLY CAN HAPPEN... MICHAEL AND MYSELF ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND GIRLFRIEND...I CAN ONLY IMAGINE BILLY YOU DO DESERVE IT....OH..BY THE WAY. YOU ON REMEMBER MY DAUGHTER? BRANDY SHE WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GET HER A BIG BIRTHDAY GIFT. BECAUSE TODAY SHE TURNED 17.... WE LOVE YA! BILLY.. CONGRATS ONCE AGAIN.. YOU LOOK GOOD HOLDING BIG BUCKS CHECK!!!

11/03/2022 05:41 - Roger K.

Yes, that's what I was saying. Just like this guy, Billy Pruett, wondering if he may be a member of the lucky rewards.

11/02/2022 10:29 - Roger K.

Was wondering, how many winners you post on here are actually members of this lottery posts?NC Lottery
Hey there, Roger! Do you mean how many of the winners are Lucke-Rewards members on our site? We can't speak to that specifically, but a good amount of our players are members of our site so they can earn Lucke-Rewards points and second chance entries from their ticket purchases, as well as make purchases of tickets through Online Play!

11/01/2022 10:51 - Robert f.

When you show the grand prize on scratch off tickets winners they are $5 $20 $30,but I have never seen a $10 ticket winner,what's up with that.NC Lottery
Hi, Robert! We see lots of winners from various price points of tickets - you can view our social media pages to see big winners posts regularly, or you can check our Winners page to see scratch-off winners across our games! https://nclottery.com/WinnersScratchOffs.

11/01/2022 05:51 - Darlene E.

Congrats win more!!

10/31/2022 09:52 - Clennie E.

Congratulations

10/31/2022 07:31 - Anna B.

Congratulations!!!!

10/31/2022 07:24 - John Robert M.

Wowza!

10/31/2022 03:35 - Anita A.

That’s fantastic!

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