Stephen Hinson of Asheville took a chance on a $10 Fast Play ticket and won a $496,995 jackpot.
Hinson bought his lucky Big Bucks Bingo ticket at Sav-Mor on Patton Avenue in Asheville on Jan. 2. He arrived Monday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $354,112.
The Fast Play rolling jackpot grows with every ticket purchased. When Hinson made his purchase, it had just reached $496,995. Because he bought a $10 ticket, he won 100 percent of the jackpot.
On Monday afternoon, the Fast Play jackpot was $68,000 and growing. The odds of winning a Fast Play jackpot are 1 in 320,000.
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