North Carolina man wins $200,000 after buying $5 ‘Jurassic Park’ ticket

HOKE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Sergio Tolentino-Evaristo, of Raeford, bought a $5 scratch-off on Sunday and won the first $200,000 top prize in a new lottery game, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.

Tolentino-Evaristo bought his winning “Jurassic Park” ticket from Awesome Mart on Rockfish Road in Raeford.

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He arrived at the lottery headquarters on Monday to collect his prize.

After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $143,501…

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