A North Carolina man won a whopping $1,000,000 jackpot prize after purchasing a $10 scratch-off ticket featuring his lucky number.
Tomas Munoz, who was born on the 7th in 1977, bought a Triple Red 777 jackpot ticket at a market in Candor and immediately scratched it in-store, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a press release.
Tomas Munoz won a whopping $1,000,000 jackpot prize after purchasing a $10 scratch-off ticket featuring his lucky number seven.
After realizing he won the top jackpot prize, Munoz, of Biscoe, learned betting on his lucky number paid off. “Seven is my number,” Munoz said. “I was born on the 7th in ’77.”
“I felt emotions all over my body,” he recalled.
The odds of winning the $1 million top prize are a slim 1 in 1,465,160, according to the lottery agency.
The odds of winning the $1 million top prize are a slim 1 in 1,465,160, according to the lottery agency. Happy Hues – stock.adobe.com
Munoz arrived at the lottery headquarters on Monday, where he decided to receive the hefty prize as a lump sum of $600,000 instead of an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years.
After required tax withholdings, he took home $396,090, officials said.
Munoz said he plans to use the new influx of cash to invest and continue his work on restoring classic cars.
