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N.C. man wins $200,000 on his first-ever lottery ticket
North Carolina Lottery: N.C. man wins $200,000 on his first-ever lottery ticket
Talk about luck. Herbert Marsh of High Point, North Carolina, won $200,000 the first time he played the lottery. Going on a feeling something good would happen, Marsh bought a Powerball ticket for the Wednesday drawing that matched all five numbers. Marsh told the North Carolina Education Lottery he plans to buy a new car with some of the money and put the rest in savings. He purchased his ticket at the Kangaroo Express on National Highway in Thomasville. Another Triad resident also recently won money. Katherine Lolling of Graham won $175,000 playing the "Big Ol' Bucks" instant scratch-off game Sunday at the Kangaroo Express #3172 on South Main Street in Graham. Lolling scratched the ticket while still in the store, with the cashier watching and crossing her fingers for luck. She said she will use some of the money to pay off bills. On Saturday in the "Carolina Cash 5" drawing, one ticket matched all five numbers and is worth $178,165. That ticket was sold at the Quick Mart on West Main Street in Jamestown. The prize has yet to be claimed.
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TheBuddhaPimp High Point, NC United States Member #53598 June 24, 2007 4167 Posts Offline |
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I am from High Point, North Carolina. Furniture Capitol of the World. I wish I knew the man. My grandfather might. I know exactly which Gas station that is too. There is a nice bbq spot near there.
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 2956 Posts Offline |
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Congrats to him. I wish I was that lucky.  "No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
ThatScaryChick
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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If Mr Marsh had only selected the PowerPlay option for one more dollar, his winnings would have been $800,000 instead of $200,000.
$200,000 is certainly not chump change, but $800,000 sounds sexier...
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Probably Going To Win NC United States Member #29750 January 1, 2006 291 Posts Offline |
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Very nice win, Congrats to whomever won it!!! Pogo
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MI United States Member #55299 August 31, 2007 732 Posts Offline |
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Congrats to him. I wish I was that lucky. Ditto though if I did win it'd likely be followed up by something horrible since that's how the very little luck I have, tends to work. With odds like 1 in 175,711,536 how can I lose?!
You can't predict random.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico United States Member #5219 June 18, 2004 271 Posts Offline |
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And then, there are those who are lucky...and then, there are those who are damn lucky!  -- Bye, bye! When you win, may you glow as brightly as the
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United States Member #5437 June 30, 2004 21793 Posts Offline |
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Great story...
I am very happy for those lucky ones.. even the damn lucky ones.
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Charlotte NC United States Member #17704 June 18, 2005 3433 Posts Offline |
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Congratulations to him. 
TakeemtotheBank
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Grand Rapids, Michigan United States Member #53485 June 19, 2007 67 Posts Offline |
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I wish I could be that lucky once in awhile...sigh.
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TheBuddhaPimp High Point, NC United States Member #53598 June 24, 2007 4167 Posts Offline |
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I live about 15 minutes from this guy and he has become somewhat of a local hero. I ate at the resturant where he works at last night and customers were asking him to help them pick numbers. I would have asked also, but i didn't want to disturb the man. I know he probably gets it a lof here recently
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Illinois United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 3825 Posts Online |
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We should have a perpetual "Luck Factor" thread in Discussions, or its own forum, and it should be required reading for any one who doubts that's it's just luck, or that the Lottery Fairy either likes you or doesn't! It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
close doesn't count! I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
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Wisconsin United States Member #1327 March 27, 2003 1509 Posts Offline |
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Which just goes to illustrate, once again, that if you are "meant" to win a high tier prize or jackpot, it doesn't matter how you get there ; other than buying a ticket.
A dollar on a big jackpot game can win just as easily as buying 100 tickets, because the overall odds are so huge that you can't make a dent in them.....and each ticket/line purchased has the same probability of being drawn. ============
How can you tell if a politician is lying?
Answer: His lips are moving.
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United Kingdom Member #57623 December 19, 2007 27 Posts Offline |
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Congrats to him, nice to see first time players win.
I didn't win anything on my first ticket, or the 100 somthing tickets after that LoL.
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United States Member #4194 March 23, 2004 704 Posts Offline |
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