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“I started seeing zero after zero,” Greensboro man wins $100,000 playing lottery

“I started seeing zero after zero,” Greensboro man wins $100,000 playing lottery
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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“I started seeing zero after zero,” Greensboro man wins $100,000 playing lottery
A Greensboro man said his $100,000 lottery prize will help pay for a family trip to Tulum, Mexico after buying a $20 scratch-off purchase, according to North Carolina Education Lottery.Robert McLean bought his lucky 100X The Cash ticket from Pop Shoppe on Stanley Road in Greensboro. Click the video player above to watch related story from WXII 12 News.“I started seeing zero after zero,” McLean said. “It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life.”Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereHe shared the good news with his daughter right away.“Once I heard that scream go off I knew she had seen it,” McLean said.He stopped by lottery headquarters Monday to claim his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,256.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsThe new 100X The Cash game debuted in December with five $2 million prizes and 10 $100,000 prizes. Four $2 million top prizes and seven $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTrending StoriesKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

A Greensboro man said his $100,000 lottery prize will help pay for a family trip to Tulum, Mexico after buying a $20 scratch-off purchase, according to North Carolina Education Lottery.

Robert McLean bought his lucky 100X The Cash ticket from Pop Shoppe on Stanley Road in Greensboro.

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“I started seeing zero after zero,” McLean said. “It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life.”

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He shared the good news with his daughter right away.

“Once I heard that scream go off I knew she had seen it,” McLean said.

He stopped by lottery headquarters Monday to claim his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,256.

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The new 100X The Cash game debuted in December with five $2 million prizes and 10 $100,000 prizes. Four $2 million top prizes and seven $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

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