Man thought he’d won $600 in NC lottery — but he actually won six-figure jackpot
A North Carolina couldn’t believe it when what he thought was a $600 lottery win was really worth almost a thousand times more.
Pembroke resident Joshua Locklear bought a $10 50X The Cash ticket at the Pembroke Mini Mart on June 5, according to lottery officials in a June 7 news release. When he bought the ticket, he only knew that he had to pick up his prize at the lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
Once he arrived, lottery staff told him he’d won the jackpot: $585,949.
“When I heard, I was like, ‘There’s no possible way I actually hit the jackpot,’” Locklear told lottery officials. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Locklear took home $416,085 after taxes when he picked up his ticket on June 6, lottery officials said.
“I really wasn’t expecting that, that’s for sure,” Locklear said. “It really did come at the right time though.”
Locklear, 32, told lottery officials he planned to use the winnings to buy a house and car and give back to his community.
The odds of winning a Fast Play jackpot are 1 in 320,000, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Pembroke is about 105 miles southwest of Raleigh.
This story was originally published June 7, 2022 at 6:01 PM with the headline "Man thought he’d won $600 in NC lottery — but he actually won six-figure jackpot."
