‘Shocking’ jackpot win leaves North Carolina lottery player looking for his dream car
Aaron Alston has always wanted a sports car.
Thanks to a lucky scratch-off Carolina Jackpot ticket, Alston’s dream might come true, he told North Carolina lottery officials, according to a Sept. 23 North Carolina Education Lottery news release.
The Spring Hope resident bought his $5 ticket at the Fuel Doc on South Barnes Street in Nashville, officials said. He took the ticket home and the results were “shocking.”
Alston won a $200,000 jackpot.
“I wasn’t expecting that,” he told officials. “I called some close family members to tell them, but they didn’t believe it so I had to FaceTime to show it to them.”
Alston took his ticket to lottery headquarters on Sept. 22. After federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $142,021.
Now, Alston is making plans for his winnings, he told officials.
“Probably a Camaro,” he said.
The Carolina Jackpot game debuted in June with six top prizes of $200,000. Two jackpots remain, the release says.
Spring Hope is about 40 miles northeast of Raleigh.
This story was originally published September 23, 2022 at 10:19 AM with the headline "‘Shocking’ jackpot win leaves North Carolina lottery player looking for his dream car."
