RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Randolph County man is the lucky winner of a $2 million Mega Millions prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery
Stephen Poindexter Jr., of Sophia, bought his winning Quick Pick ticket from the H&M Grocery on US 311 South in his hometown of Sophia. The ticket matched all five white balls to win $1 million and he doubled his winnings up to $2 million with the new built-in multiplier.
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The odds of Poindexter’s lottery win were 1 in 12.6 million. He was one of two people in the nation to win a $2 million prize in the drawing. The other ticket was bought in Texas.
Poindexter arrived at lottery headquarters on Wednesday to claim his prize and walked away with a little over $1.44 million after taxes.
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