A man in North Carolina is celebrating an “important” lottery win that will help him support his son’s continuing education.
Mark Richards , of Hickory, recently purchased a $1 Quick Pick Cash 5 ticket from the Total Convenience Market on U.S. 70 SW, a well-timed move as the store was one he told lottery officials he had “never been to before,” according to a release by the NC Education Lottery .
The Catawba County man ended up matching all five numbers called during Friday’s (March 21) drawing, beating the 1 in nearly 1 million odds to win the $320,722 jackpot prize. When he saw how much he won, he couldn’t believe his luck …