The man has big plans for his winnings, according to lottery officials
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- A North Carolina man said he and his wife couldn’t sleep after learning he won a six-digit lottery prize
- “I was like a kid at Christmas,” Lee Cox told lottery officials
- Even better? The lucky ticket only cost him $1
A North Carolina man said he couldn’t sleep — and neither could his wife — after he hit the jackpot.
Lee Cox, of Asheville, was stunned to learn on Friday, Sept. 19 that he had won a $120,000 lottery prize on a Cash 5 lottery ticket that he bought for just $1, according to a news release from North Carolina lottery officials.
Cox purchased the winning ticket from the iMarket on Tunnel Road in Asheville…