Man buys store’s final lottery ticket during halftime of football game, wins big in NC
A North Carolina man was met with a hefty halftime surprise after he stopped at a store for snacks and a lottery ticket during a Steelers football game.
Lyncurgus Williams wanted to buy side dishes for his dinner during the halftime of a Pittsburgh Steelers game so he stopped at a Harris Teeter in New Bern, he told lottery officials in a Dec. 13 news release.
He also bought the last $30 Fabulous Fortune ticket the store had for sale while he was there — and won $100,000, according to lottery officials.
“I scratched it off right in the store. I was ecstatic,” Williams told lottery officials. “I was so excited I didn’t even get my sides.”
Williams took home $71,019 after taxes and plans to remodel his house, he told lottery officials.
“I’ve been wanting to do that for a very long time,” he said in the release.
New Bern is about 130 miles southeast of Raleigh.
This story was originally published December 13, 2022 at 1:56 PM with the headline "Man buys store’s final lottery ticket during halftime of football game, wins big in NC."
