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N.C. man wins $200,000 on his first-ever lottery ticket
N.C. man wins $200,000 on his first-ever lottery ticketPosted: 4/8/2008 8:48:00 AM  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. Source: News & Record
North Carolina United States Member #53598 June 24, 2007 2508 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 1419 Posts Offline |
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Congrats to him. I wish I was that lucky. 
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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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NC United States Member #29750 January 1, 2006 184 Posts Offline |
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Very nice win, Congrats to whomever won it!!! Pogo
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Michigan United States Member #55299 August 31, 2007 483 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 232 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 21756 Posts Offline |
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Great story...
I am very happy for those lucky ones.. even the damn lucky ones.  Life is Good. "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."
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Charlotte NC United States Member #17704 June 18, 2005 3239 Posts Offline |
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Congratulations to him.
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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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