Winning money would be welcome anytime. But this North Carolina resident celebrates phenomenal lottery win just in time. North Carolina Resident Celebrates a Huge Lottery Win. Andrew Fidler lives in Raleigh and according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery, just won a whopping $250,000. He says in the press release, “This is phenomenal timing “We are currently looking at houses right now.I was just feeling extremely lucky”. Something tells me he won’t have any problem with that down payment.