Longtime lottery player learned about second-chance drawings. Then, he won big in NC
Felton McKoy Jr. has been playing the lottery for a long time, but he only learned about second-chance drawings about six months ago.
Now, he wants to make sure other people know about the drawings after winning $200,000 in the Feb. 8 Multiply the Cash second-chance drawing, North Carolina lottery officials said in a Feb. 14 news release.
“Hopefully other people will be inspired to try too after seeing my win,” McKoy told officials.
The lottery player learned of his win outside a grocery store.
“I was sitting in the parking lot getting ready to go in the grocery store when the email came in,” he told officials. “I was so excited I never made it into the store.”
McKoy lives in Maryland, but he is from Greensboro and considers North Carolina home, according to officials.
“I love the scratch-offs here,” McKoy said, per the release. “I really only buy them in North Carolina.”
After taxes, McKoy took home $142,500, which he plans to use to pay bills.
This story was originally published February 15, 2023 at 11:42 AM with the headline "Longtime lottery player learned about second-chance drawings. Then, he won big in NC."
