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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | N.C. woman gets surprise lottery gift from brother North Carolina Lottery: N.C. woman gets surprise lottery gift from brother54 Rating:RALEIGH, N.C. — Maria Juana P. Tolentino, a resident of Candor in Montgomery County, North Carolina, thought she was finished with her family's Christmas on Wednesday. Little did she know that a late gift from her brother, a $5 Mega Bucks lottery ticket, would make her $100,000 richer. Tolentino was sitting in her living room with her family when she realized she'd won the game's top prize. "At first I thought it was $100," she said. "We were happy to win that. Then I kept scratching and saw it was much, much bigger. I couldn't believe it." Tolentino plans to use her winnings, worth $68,001 after taxes are withheld, to make some repairs on her home, share with her children and give some money to her brother. The winning ticket was purchased at the Quik Chek on East Main Street in Biscoe. As of Friday afternoon, seven top prizes of $100,000 and many other prizes remain unclaimed in the game. Ticket sales for games such as instant scratch-offs have enabled the lottery to raise more than $2.58 billion for education initiatives statewide. Thanks to Original Bey for the tip. Courier-Tribune We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 20 comments. Last comment 5 months ago by . United States Member #85075 January 7, 2010 112 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 2:52 pm - IP Logged | |
only 68,000 after taxes? Makes me wanna cry. | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14810 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 2:53 pm - IP Logged | |
I wonder if he would have given it had he known it was $100k winner....... | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14810 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 2:54 pm - IP Logged | |
As I always say........ scan those bar codes before you give a ticket away........ | | |
5+1 Winner Arizona United States Member #116287 September 7, 2011 14810 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 2:56 pm - IP Logged | |
only 68,000 after taxes? Makes me wanna cry. If she figures some hefty deductions, she will get a big return.......... | | |
Oklahoma United States Member #82920 November 12, 2009 3461 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 3:45 pm - IP Logged | |
Congratulations to Maria, glad she is sharing with her brother.... Win BIG everyone..... I Love Pink & Green....1908 | | |
Dutchess , NY United States Member #121976 January 21, 2012 1351 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 4:14 pm - IP Logged | |
As I always say........ scan those bar codes before you give a ticket away........ They don't have bar codes in nc on scratchers.  and make your last check bounce.
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Massachusetts United States Member #37842 April 14, 2006 967 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 4:53 pm - IP Logged | |
As I always say........ scan those bar codes before you give a ticket away........ You mean its possible to find out if a ticket is a winner before scratching it off? I sure hope not. The store clerks can become overnight millionaires by selling us the losers and keeping the winners to themselves | | |
S.E.Iowa United States Member #120520 December 21, 2011 534 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 6:37 pm - IP Logged | |
You mean its possible to find out if a ticket is a winner before scratching it off? I sure hope not. The store clerks can become overnight millionaires by selling us the losers and keeping the winners to themselves 
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators. ~Will Rogers | | |
Columbia, SC United States Member #135294 November 21, 2012 498 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 7:23 pm - IP Logged | |
I wonder if he would have given it had he known it was $100k winner....... ahhhh...I'm sure NOT!! I'm sure she is sharing it with him though. At least I hope she is! If not, I can only imagine the family fued that could possibly lie ahead...perhaps we might see an episode of this in the future on "How the Lottery Changed My Life!" hehehe "If you can DREAM it, you can DO it!"- Walt Disney | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them dadgum hills, son! United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 12453 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 8:20 pm - IP Logged | |
ahhhh...I'm sure NOT!! I'm sure she is sharing it with him though. At least I hope she is! If not, I can only imagine the family fued that could possibly lie ahead...perhaps we might see an episode of this in the future on "How the Lottery Changed My Life!" hehehe I hope he wasn't one of those cheapskates who said they'd sign the back of the ticket before giving it to a relative as a gift. | | |
Kentucky United States Member #33045 February 14, 2006 4183 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 31, 2012, 9:14 pm - IP Logged | |
There are lots of pros and cons about giving scratch-offs as Christmas presents but those against probably never got a fruit cake as a present.I think it was a neat gift that turned into a great gift. | | |
mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 15962 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 1, 2013, 12:55 am - IP Logged | |
As I always say........ scan those bar codes before you give a ticket away........ Ohio's scratch-off tickets require the bar codes be scratched clean too before the terminal can tell if they are winners. * The fundamentals of winning a lottery jackpot *
* play a lottery you can win *
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adelaide sa Australia Member #37542 April 11, 2006 2438 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 1, 2013, 5:02 am - IP Logged | |
i always wrote their name and happy xmas on the back, but after one person told me they had lost the ticket, i thought about registering the ticket when buying it to my player ID incase it gets lost. I may have done it just for that person. now i just dont bother buying as gifts. May " The lotto goddess may be blind and heartless, but she also has a wicked sense of humor. " mon/ lotto [8.8] tue/oz lotto [] wed/ lotto [8.8] thur/ power ball [] sat/ lotto [] sat /pools [] keno [21]20 scratch [] jan loss=[260.25] wins= 189; feb loss= [190.05] wins =182.6; mar loss= [311.9] wins = 107.35; apr loss= [320.30] wins= 107.50 2013 YTD loss[1032] wins = 585 2012 total spend =[2486.10], wins = 2176.70 ; year total = -$309.40 | | |
British Columbia Canada Member #116120 September 4, 2011 2442 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 1, 2013, 8:00 am - IP Logged | |
Congrats  "You have to be in it to win it!" | | |
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