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Iredell County man’s dreams come true with $2 million win

May 21, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:39 PM
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Daniel Greenan of Mooresville walked into a convenience store on Friday with a dream of winning big, and that’s exactly what happened when a $20 scratch-off delivered a $2 million prize.

“It was $20 and a dream,” he said. “And the dream came true.”

Greenan bought his lucky Instant Millions ticket from Home Run Market on Williamson Road in Mooresville. He won the first $2 million top prize in the new game.

“I started crying,” he said. “Never in a million years did I think something like this would happen to me.”

Greenan called his partner right away to tell her what happened.

“I said, ‘We just won $2 million,’” Greenan recalled. “She said, ‘You’re lying,’ and I said, ‘No honey I swear I am not lying.’”

Greenan said he could barely wait to come to lottery headquarters on Monday to claim the prize.

“I haven’t slept since Friday,” he laughed.

When Greenan arrived Monday to collect his prize, he had a decision to make. He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million. He chose the annuity option and, after his first $100,000 payment on Monday, he collected $70,657 after taxes.

Greenan said he will use his winnings to travel around the country including visits to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon.

Instant Millions debuted this month with four $2 million top prizes and eight $100,000 prizes. Three $2 million prizes and eight $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

Check out the video of Daniel talking about his big win:


13 COMMENTS

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5/22/2024 02:18 - george j.

Yes Congratulations to you the 2Million Dollar Man!

5/22/2024 10:47 - Patricia A.

Congratulations!!! Happy travels.

5/22/2024 10:14 - Heather M.

Congratulations!!

5/22/2024 08:52 - Roger K.

Congratulations sir! It's your choice,but 70,657, won't go far, if you are a big spender. A year is a long time to wait for your next payment. Plus paying taxes on it also.

5/22/2024 07:19 - Floyd P.

Congrats, Dan. Taking the annuity is the best move. Enjoy.

5/22/2024 04:34 - Michael H.

Congrats on your big win.

5/22/2024 02:18 - MICHAEL B.

Wonderful!!!

5/21/2024 10:23 - Vivian p.

Congratulations Daniel on your Winnings.May you and your partner have andenjoy great travels.

5/21/2024 09:50 - Mark-Alexander B.

I'm Overjoyed for you Mr Greenan congratulations on your big win!!!

5/21/2024 05:30 - Cindy C.

So happy for you! God bless you and safe travels ??

5/21/2024 04:24 - Sharon S.

Congratulations sir! You won 2million, get it ALL. I WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME!

5/21/2024 04:17 - Rebecca M.

Finally! Someone takes the annuity! Congratulations!

5/21/2024 04:09 - Douglas H.

Congratulations Greenan Family :-) To NCEL. Unable to get online winnings paid out. Keep getting emails requesting documentation, but they don’t state what they need called the lottery office twice and also contacted them twice twice on chat all four people told us that we do not need to submit anything that everything is on file. They don’t know why we are getting these emails, but several other players have reported it as well. Are you aware of this our winnings are stuck in limbo on online play. Thanks for your helpNC Lottery
Hey there, Douglas! Thanks for reaching out, and we apologize for any confusion caused by this. We reached out to our web team and they confirmed you can ignore these emails; your withdrawals will not be affected and will still process normally. Our team is currently working to figure out why you're still receiving these emails and will hopefully have a fix for this soon.

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