Pittsboro resident Nicholas Parker thought he might be dreaming when he bought a $5 scratch-off and uncovered a $200,000 prize.
“I really thought it was a dream and that I would wake up any second,” he recalled. “I was pinching myself.”
Parker bought his lucky Carolina Panthers scratch-off from the Sheetz on North Broad Street in Fuquay-Varina on Friday morning.
“At first I thought I just won $200,” he said. “Then I saw all the zeroes and I just sat there looking at it.”
He said it took a minute for him to process the win.
“When it finally set in I got super excited and started freaking out a little bit,” he laughed.
Parker arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to claim his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $142,501.
He said he will use the money to pay bills and invest.
The Carolina Panthers game debuted in July with five $200,000 top prizes. Two $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
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