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Greensboro man will use $100,000 Powerball win to give back

Greensboro man will use $100,000 Powerball win to give back
A GREENSBORO MAN SAYS HE PLANS TO GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED WITH HIS $100,000 POWERBALL WIN. DANNY LACHEY BOUGHT HIS $3 QUICK PICK TICKET ONLINE THROUGH THE LOTTERY MOBILE APP. HE MATCHED THE NUMBERS ON FOUR WHITE BALLS AND THE RED POWERBALL TO WIN $50,000. AND THEN THE PRIZE DOUBLED WHEN THE POWER PLAY MULTIPLIER HIT AFTER TAXES, LACHEY TOOK HOME $71,000 TO TONIGHT’
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Greensboro man will use $100,000 Powerball win to give back
A Greensboro man said he plans to give back to those in need with his $100,000 Powerball win, according to North Carolina Education Lottery.“We’ve got a number of people we have identified that we want to help out,” Danny Lackey said. Lackey bought his lucky $3 Quick Pick ticket using an online play on the mobile app. He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in the Feb. 4 drawing. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsThe prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X Power Play multiplier hit. “I said to my wife, ‘I might not have mentioned to you that I’ve been buying some tickets online, but we won $100,000,’” Lackey said.He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,251.Monday’s Powerball drawing offers a $45 million jackpot or $23.7 million in cash. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTrending Stories

A Greensboro man said he plans to give back to those in need with his $100,000 Powerball win, according to North Carolina Education Lottery.

“We’ve got a number of people we have identified that we want to help out,” Danny Lackey said.

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Lackey bought his lucky $3 Quick Pick ticket using an online play on the mobile app.

He matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in the Feb. 4 drawing.

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The prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X Power Play multiplier hit.

“I said to my wife, ‘I might not have mentioned to you that I’ve been buying some tickets online, but we won $100,000,’” Lackey said.

He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,251.

Monday’s Powerball drawing offers a $45 million jackpot or $23.7 million in cash.

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