Jimmy Pipkins of Fayetteville tried his luck on a $5 Fast Play ticket Monday evening and won a $141,103 jackpot.
Pipkins bought his lucky DOUBLE W!N ticket from Skylite Fast Mart on Morganton Road in Fayetteville.
At the time of his purchase, the jackpot stood at $282,206. Since he bought a $5 ticket, Pipkins received 50% of the progressive jackpot, or $141,103. He arrived Tuesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $100,537.
Fast Play features an instantly growing jackpot that increases with every ticket sold until it is won. As of Wednesday morning, the Fast Play jackpot stands at $158,000 and counting.
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