Stepdad’s advice leads NC lottery player to a huge prize. ‘Couldn’t believe it’
A lottery player followed his stepdad’s advice — and it led him to a huge jackpot prize.
“I had bought one ticket that didn’t win but my stepdad told me the next one is going to be a winner,” Joshua Buck told the North Carolina Education Lottery. “So I bought one more.”
It turns out, Buck’s latest scratch-off ticket “proved his stepdad right.” It was worth $100,000, money that he hopes to spend on a new truck, lottery officials wrote in a Sept. 24 news release.
“I really and truly couldn’t believe it,” the winner said.
Buck hit the jackpot after he stopped at Twin Rivers Fuel Market in New Bern, a roughly 115-mile drive southeast from Raleigh. While there, he spent $30 on his lucky ticket for the Supreme 7s game.
Buck, who lives in Williamston, kept $71,509 after taxes.
It’s not the first time a piece of advice has led someone to a windfall. In Maryland, a woman listened to her friend’s lottery recommendation and ended up richer, McClatchy News reported Sept. 13.
This story was originally published September 25, 2024 at 3:19 PM with the headline "Stepdad’s advice leads NC lottery player to a huge prize. ‘Couldn’t believe it’."
