Lorenzo Williams of Kinston has long dreamed of buying a house for his family and now he can after winning a $100,000 prize in a lottery drawing.
“We’ve been trying to buy a home for about three years now,” he said. “This right here will be a big help for us in getting that home.”
Williams won his big prize in the Season-End Extravaganza Lucke-Rewards drawing on Jan. 3. The drawing had more than 4.2 million entries and awarded three North Carolina lottery players with a $100,000 prize.
When he found out that he won, he could barely contain his excitement.
“I was so excited I got kind of numb,” he recalled.
Williams said the win surprised him, but didn’t come as a shock.
“I just always had a feeling that one day I was going to win the lottery,” he admitted.
He arrived at lottery headquarters to claim his prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,500.
“I’m just happy and thankful,” Williams said. “It feels really good.”
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Congratulations!!! Is this the first really big second chance winner in Lenoir County? We want more.