Lottery player ‘felt like karate kid’ after big win in NC. ‘My girls want new clothes’
A North Carolina lottery player “just started crying” after winning a big prize.
Jeremy Pruitt bought a $150 Million Cash Explosion scratch-off lottery ticket for $20 at a Run-In in Wilkesboro, according to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery.
He told lottery officials “it was crazy” when he scratched it in the store and saw he won $100,000.
“Oh Lord, I felt like karate kid,” he said, according to the lottery. “I just started crying when it happened.”
Pruitt claimed his prize Thursday and took home $70,756 after taxes.
“My girls want new clothes,” he told lottery officials. “And I want to get a little piece of land.”
The $150 Million Cash Explosion game launched in October 2018, the lottery says. After Pruitt’s win, one $100,000 prize, one $1 million prize and one $4 million prize are left.
Wilkesboro is in Wilkes County, about 85 miles north of Charlotte.
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This story was originally published May 13, 2021 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Lottery player ‘felt like karate kid’ after big win in NC. ‘My girls want new clothes’."
