A man from North Carolina won a $1 million lottery after having a dream that convinced him to purchase a lotto ticket. According to PEOPLE, Rick Nunnery Jr. from Sanford had a gut feeling from his lucky dream that turned out to be true after he won on Friday, July 11.
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Man Had Gut Feeling From Dream To Buy Lotto Ticket Which Won Him $1 Million Prize
Revealed in a news release, Nunnery is the state’s first $1 million winner of this new lottery game. The Sanford man explained that he had a dream that he “would hit big on the lottery.” His decision to purchase the ticket and play the game was all based on a hunch.
“Something just told me to play today,” said Nunnery.
The winner purchased the $10 $1,000,000 Triple Play ticket from a Wink Mart on Deep River Road. Never did he imagine he’d actually win, but he still listened to that dream that told him to buy a ticket.
“I’m tickled to death with this,” the man added.
Nunnery had to decide what to do with his winnings when he arrived at a lottery headquarters on Friday. He could either receive the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000.
He took the smart move and chose the lump sum of $600,000. After he was required to pay state and federal taxes on his winnings, he ended up with $430,503. It may not be the fully advertised $1 million, but it’s more than most could ever imagine winning from a ticket.
Nunnery claimed that he would use his winnings to pay his bills and invest. The new $1,000,000 Triple Play game launched in June, with its top five prizes being each worth $1 million. Nunnery was the first to claim this prize, as four more top prize winners remain.
This North Carolina man is a lot luckier than some other recent jackpot winners. Last month, a lottery company told thousands of Norwegians they had won big. These so-called winners later found out they had won much less money due to a lottery error.