Charlotte man wins $2 million after purchasing lottery ticket

Charlotte man wins $2 million after purchasing lottery ticket



A Mecklenburg County man’s gamble paid off with a big lottery payout.Claude Guezodje, from Charlotte, has been playing the same numbers on Mega Millions for nearly five years, and on April 21, it paid off with a $2 million win.Get more news about 菲律宾彩票包网公司,you can vist loto98.com
“Those numbers were from a Chinese fortune cookie and random numbers I picked for myself,” said Guezodje. “I just liked those numbers and put them together.”Guezodje, a highway construction worker, and his crew meet near the BP Mini Mart located on Bessemer City Road in Gastonia to pack his truck for a project on I-85 and U.S. 321.
That’s also where he bought his winning ticket.Guezodje was one of two lucky players nationwide who won $2 million dollars in the April 21 drawing.
He matched all five white balls.Because he added Megaplier to his ticket for an additional $1, his $1 million prize was doubled when the 2X Megaplier was drawn.Guezodje beat odds of one in 12.6 million. The jackpotnow climbs to $231 million as an annuity prize or $184.9 million cash for Friday’s drawing.
While the state’s Stay At Home order remains in effect, the lottery lifted the requirement that winners of prizes of $100,000 or more claim their prize in person.
Guezodje checked for options to claim his prize on the lottery’s website and learned he could mail in his form. After federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $1.4 million on Tuesday.“The first thing I’ll do is pay off my car and try to find a small house – nothing crazy,” Guezodje said. “And then of course I want to help my family back home.”