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Franklin County man wins $1 million on lottery second-chance drawing
How's this for a deal? You get a check for $35,000 every year for the next 20 years.That's the case for a Franklin County man after fortune smiled on him in a North Carolina lottery drawing.Chris Franks, of Youngsville, won the $10 million Spectacular Second Chance drawing on July 3.Franks had the option of taking a lump sum of $600,000 or receiving $50,000 for the next 20 years.He chose the yearly payments, which after federal and state tax withholdings, left $35,753.He took home his first payment earlier this month.Franks beat more than 1.9 million entries.Players get a second chance with their $10 Million Spectacular tickets by scanning the tickets into their lottery accounts where they are automatically entered into the drawing. Franks won the prize in the second of four $10 Million Spectacular Second Chance drawings. The next drawing is March 5.
Cash 5 ticket sold in Granville County wins $50,000 in Sunday drawing
CREEDMOOR, N.C. (WNCN) — A ticket purchased in Granville County won a big prize in Sunday night’s Carolina Cash 5 drawing. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, a Cash 5 ticket sold at the Family Fare located at 101 N. Main St. in Creedmoor won $50,000 Sunday. It matched all five numbers in the Double Play drawing, the lottery said.
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