RALEIGH, N.C. — A Randolph County farmer plans on giving his home a makeover after he won a $150,000 lottery prize.
“The house has needed some repairs for a long time,” said James Black of Liberty, who grows hay for a cattle farm. “We’re going to get a new roof among other things.”
Black’s good luck started Friday when he stopped at the Liberty Food Mart on Alamance Church Road in Liberty and bought a $5 Spicy Hot Crossword scratch-off ticket. When he scratched it, he soon realized he had the hot ticket!
“I couldn’t believe it”, Black said. “I called for my wife and daughter to look. I told them, ‘I just won the big one!’ I took it back to the store so they could scan it. When it says you won that much money, you just have to be sure.”
Black claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $106,126.
Spicy Hot Crossword launched in May with four top prizes of $150,000. One top prize is still out there!
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