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Wilmington man “freaked out” after $100,000 scratch-off win

March 7, 2025 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:24 AM
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A typical Monday morning for Barry Spellman of Wilmington morphed into one he will never forget when a $50 scratch-off won him a $100,000 prize.

“I kind of freaked out,” Spellman recalled. “I was shaking.”

He bought his lucky $8 Million Money Maker ticket from the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington.

“I stop at that store every morning to get a coffee and tickets,” Spellman said. “I’ve been going there for years.”

Spellman said his big win has not sunk in.

“I’m still just trying to process it,” he laughed.

He arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,764.

Spellman plans to use his winnings to pay bills, invest, and take a trip to Disney World with his wife.

The $8 Million Money Maker game debuted in December with five $8 million top prizes and 10 $100,000 prizes. Four $8 million prizes and eight $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

The N.C. Education Lottery’s Play Smart™ program helps North Carolinians make the most of their lottery play. Visit ncplaysmart.com to learn about all things lottery, from tips on how odds work to how to enter bonus drawings. If you or someone you know needs support, visit morethanagame.nc.gov/ for free, confidential help.


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3/10/2025 09:00 - Doris W.

The problem with entering 2nd chance tickets is NOT FIXED!!! It’s Monday mar10th and it STILL is NOT WORKING!!! This is quite annoying and wish the N C LOTTER wud tighten up and hopefully will NOT have any second chance drawing will this is still a problem!!!!

3/07/2025 01:07 - LEONARD W.

I left a question a few weeks ago about the problem of entering lucke-rewards ticket numbers it seems the web site is not working it does not accept the numbers or register anything.....any ideas? I've only tried the draw tickets not sure if it will accept scratch tickets. NC Lottery
Hi Leonard, there was an issue with our Lucke-Rewards ticket entry recently, but that issue is now resolved any points you should have seen in your account should now be added. If you continue to have any issues with Lucke Rewards, please reach out to our online play support team at https://nclottery.com/help Thanks!

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