A North Carolina teenager can boast of being extremely lucky after he won $200,000 thanks to the third lottery ticket he had bought in his entire life.
Cody Plemmons, 18, who lives in Arden and works at a Lowe’s store, wasn’t used to playing the lottery until very recently, when he felt like itching to try and see if he would one day win a lottery. important prize.
It was just early 2023 when Cody stopped at a gas station to buy a snack to lighten the road to Tennessee, but also invested $5 in a Cash Payout game ticket. By scratching it, he discovered that he had earned said amount of money.
“I couldn’t believe it when I won. This is only the third lottery ticket I have purchased,” Plemmons said.
Last Tuesday, January 3, he collected his prize, which was $142,501 after state and federal taxes withheld. He said that he will use the money to save for the future.
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