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Mecklenburg County man’s car trouble leads to $379,747 digital instant win

August 26, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 8:15 AM
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While waiting to head to a car repair shop, Andrzej Kielbon of Matthews scored a $379,747 jackpot.

“I was getting ready to go to the dealership,” Kielbon recalled. “I woke up a little too early. I would’ve never played if I didn’t get up early.”

Kielbon played a $2 ticket on Thursday and won an ‘Epic jackpot’ in the Bison Bonanza game, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win are 1 in 15.5 million.

“I just play for fun,” Kielbon said. “I didn’t think it was real because I was still half asleep.”

He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Friday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $271,520.

Kielbon plans to replace his old car with a new, electric vehicle and take a trip to Hawaii.

In the Bison Bonanza digital instant game, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Kielbon won the jackpot, it restarted at $50,000 and had grown over $113,000 as of Monday morning.

Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Twenty-seven different games are available to play online now.


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9/05/2024 01:51 - NC Lottery

Angela A. - Hi, Angela! 2% of total game sales contribute to funding the progressive jackpots for Bison Bonanza and Wheel of Bonuses. We've seen lots of big wins with a variety of wager amounts, though we don't have those numbers on hand. $0.50 wins in most games would be below the threshold where we would publish on our pages sharing the win amount, as they are generally around $2500 for a top prize in the non-jackpot games, but you can complete a records request at https://records.lotterync.net and a member of our team can work to find more info for you on $0.50 wins if this is something you'd like more info on! Thank you for commenting, and we're wishing you lots of luck!

9/03/2024 04:44 - Angela A.

@NCEL What percentage of the ticket cost goes toward the Jackpot? Have a .50 ticket ever won the TOP PRIZE on any Digital Game? I have not played for 2 weeks now for $$$, but been playing DEMO mode and in minutes be up thousands, so I feel I am being setup to lose big once again. I have never WON BIG and by BIG meaning $100+ since these games started. I think I will continue DEMO mode a bit longer, because I am WINNING by putting my $$$ in a jar that I would have deposited on these Digital Games. But one day I will WIN BIG!NC Lottery
Hi, Angela! Due to character limits, we had to respond to this in a separate comment - you can find it in the thread above. :)

8/28/2024 11:05 - MICHAEL B.

Congratulations on your win

8/28/2024 07:12 - Missey S.

Congratulations! I wish I would have been playing back when my car was on its last leg lol. I'm 54 years old and have only ever played the lottery 2 or 3 times. I recently started playing a little online. I think I have profited around $50. Not a new car but it's fun ??

8/28/2024 01:40 - Josette L.

Congratulations!!!

8/28/2024 07:24 - Eston C.

Yay!! If this is what car trouble gets you, maybe we need some... LOL Nice winn. Congratulations.

8/27/2024 10:57 - Terrence W.

Congratulations

8/27/2024 10:17 - Ellorain W.

That’s amazing! Good for him. Hope he enjoys his new wheels and Hawaiian vacation

8/27/2024 10:07 - Martin L.

Congratulations I pray my time comes soon I play very often…

8/27/2024 12:03 - Jeannette s.

Congratulations on your win

8/27/2024 11:18 - Lisa B.

congratulations!

8/27/2024 10:33 - Charles H.

He claims he plays for fun which is nothing but a load of bull. Nobody plays for fun on money mode, that's what demo is for. I also find it very odd that the big winners of late on these games are coming from highly populated areas like Wake and Meckenlenburg counties. Also, who had the stupid idea to scroll a list of winners during digital instants game play? I don't need to know how much others are winning and it breaks my concentration

8/27/2024 08:02 - christine g.

Congratulations

8/27/2024 07:26 - Anita A.

Congratulations!

8/27/2024 07:15 - Steve S.

Don't waste your money on electric go hybrid instead, but better yet get a gas model. oh and congrets!

8/27/2024 05:31 - Amy G.

Congratulations on your win!

8/26/2024 09:35 - Vivian p.

Congratulations Mr. Keilbon. Enjoy your new car and your trip. Have fun.

8/26/2024 08:41 - Edward K.

Very good luck! Way to go!

8/26/2024 05:18 - Brittany M.

Congratulations ?? what a blessing

8/26/2024 05:10 - RO P.

What an amazing blessing. ??

8/26/2024 04:30 - Kimberly F.

Look at GOD want he do it that's all I can say

8/26/2024 02:16 - lori j.

Congratulations

8/26/2024 09:15 - shirley b.

congratulations

8/26/2024 09:03 - Robert f.

Congratulations from Charlotte,nice win.i wish I was that lucky.

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