Co-workers came rushing when they heard man ‘hollering’ at work. He won the NC lottery
Jeffrey Cunningham gave his co-workers quite the scare recently.
Cunningham, a China Grove resident who works as a logistics manager, scratched off a Cashword lottery ticket in the office, according to a Nov. 2 news release from North Carolina Education Lottery officials. When he saw his half-million dollar prize, he got excited.
“I just started hollering,” Cunningham said. “I kept getting more and more of the letters, but I missed one of them at first. I went back and checked again, and that’s when I saw it.”
When they heard Cunningham yelling, co-workers “rushed in” to ask him what happened.
Cunningham bought his winning $10 ticket from Rose Mart BP on South Elm Eugene Street in Greensboro, officials said. He cashed in his prize on Monday, Oct. 31, and after tax withholdings, he took home $355,053.
“This is definitely life-changing for me,” Cunningham told officials.
He plans to use his winnings to pay bills and take a family trip to Italy, officials said.
China Grove is about 35 miles northeast of Charlotte.
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This story was originally published November 2, 2022 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Co-workers came rushing when they heard man ‘hollering’ at work. He won the NC lottery."
