Fuquay-Varina resident Roger Lundy has wanted a new car for years and, after winning a $100,000 top prize in a second-chance drawing, now he can get one.
“We really need a new car,” he said. “We might get a Hyundai Palisade.”
Lundy won his lucky prize in the Season-End Extravaganza second-chance drawing on Wednesday. The drawing had more than 4.2 million entries.
“This was the biggest drawing for the whole year so I threw a bunch of extra points in there,” he said.
Lundy told his wife he won after he got an email notification Thursday morning.
“She thought I was pulling her leg,” Lundy laughed. “We are both thrilled.”
He arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim his prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,500.
The Season-End Extravaganza drawing awarded three North Carolina lottery players with a $100,000 prize. The other two prizes have not been claimed yet.
For details on how $63.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Wake County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.