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Burlington man wins $110,804 in North Carolina lottery digital instant game
PN Team • 2 months ago
A Burlington, North Carolina man, Silvestre Luna Luna, won $110,804 playing the state lottery's digital instant game Wheel of Bonuses. The win came from a $10 play on August 7, with odds of 1 in 3.1 million. Luna said he learned of the win with disbelief and first shared the news with his wife.
He claimed his prize at North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters, taking home $73,150 after state and federal tax withholdings. Luna said he plans to use the winnings for a vacation and a new car. North Carolina Education Lottery proceeds support education programs statewide; Alamance County, where Burlington is located, received $9.8 million in lottery funding last year.
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