Scotty Thomas: Fayetteville man accidentally bought two identical lottery tickets to win $780,000 in Lucky for Life | NIVISION 40 RALLY WUVC

Fayetteville, North Carolina. – One man won two awards from the lottery Accidentally buying two identical tickets for the same fee.

Scotty Thomas, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, received two prizes worth $25,000 a year for life by matching numbers Sorteo “lucky for life” Saturday 28 November.

Thomas, 49, told North Carolina Lottery He was watching a basketball game on TV when he forgot if he had bought the ticket, so he decided to buy another with the same numbers. “I think I filled it twice,” he said to his son, remembering the mistake that gave him two prizes.

After purchasing the two tickets from your smartphone, Thomas received two emails to let him know he was the winner.

Thomas said, who Works as a dump truck operator.

When Thomas arrived at the headquarters North Carolina Lottery He had to choose from the following options to claim his prize:

• Total $50,000 each year for the rest of your life.
• Get $25,000 a year for life and a second as a lump sum of $390,000.
• Accepting two awards in the amount of $390,000.

The North Carolina man decided to accept both Awards as balloon payments, for a total amount of $780,000. After federal and state taxes, he earned about $551,851.

After receiving the award, Thomas wants to invest in his business, pay some bills, help his family and Maybe buy a house.

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