A North Carolina couple claimed their winnings from the purchase of a lottery ticket worth $1 million in Wake County, lottery officials said.
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A couple’s trip to a North Carolina convenience store ended in them walking out with a $1 million lottery prize.
Jon and Karen Bell bought their lucky 50X The Cash scratch-off ticket at an OHM Quick Shop next to a BP gas station in Wake Forest, the North Carolina Education Lottery said March 3.
They ended up beating 1-in-1,647,105 odds to win one of six prizes of $1 million in the $10 game, which debuted in early February, according to lottery officials.
The Wake County couple visited lottery headquarters in Raleigh and chose to split a one-time lump sum of $600,000, which came out to $215,251 for each of them after taxes, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.
Wake Forest is about an 18-mile drive northeast from downtown Raleigh.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
Olivia Lloyd is an Associate Editor/Reporter for the Coral Springs News, the Pembroke Pines News and the Miramar News. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Previously, she has worked for Hearst DevHub, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and McClatchy’s Real Time Team.
