Ricardo Cabral of Morrisville said he plans to surprise his wife with a late anniversary gift after a $30 scratch-off ticket turned into a $100,000 prize.
“For the first time ever, we both forgot our anniversary,” Cabral laughed. “Now I can give her this.”
He said he wants to surprise her by showing her the $100,000 “Big Check” that he received from lottery headquarters on Friday.
Cabral, a 69-year-old retired master sergeant, served 24 years in the U.S. Air Force and left as a disabled veteran. He said Feb. 19 was his 47th wedding anniversary.
“She’s been with me through thick and thin,” Cabral said. “She will be extremely happy when I tell her.”
He bought his Millionaire Maker ticket from the Harris Teeter on Davis Drive in Morrisville.
“When I looked at it and I saw I won, I just said, ‘It’s a great anniversary,’” Cabral said.
Cabral claimed his prize Friday and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,019. He said he wants to pay off some bills and put the rest in the bank.
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It'd be nice to be able to play the Pick 3.ans 4 games online as well.