FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — A Forsyth County man won big after trying his luck on a $5 Fast Play ticket that won him over $288,000.
William Millaway of Winston-Salem bought his lucky ticket at the Harris Teeter on Robinhood Village Drive and walked away with a $288,925 jackpot prize.
After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $204,416.
“This is coming at a really good time for me,” Millaway said.
He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
“I had a hard start to the year. This will fix it up some,” Millaway said.
The odds of winning a Fast Play jackpot are 1 in 240,000.
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