The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported on a six-figure win by a Lenoir County man.
Lorenzo Williams, of Kinston, said he has long dreamed of buying a house for his family and now he can after winning a $100,000 prize in a lottery drawing.
“We’ve been trying to buy a home for about three years now,” he said. “This right here will be a big help for us in getting that home.”
Williams won his big prize in the Season-End Extravaganza Lucke-Rewards drawing on Jan. 3, 2024. The drawing had more than 4.2 million entries and awarded three North Carolina lottery players with a $100,000 prize.
When he found out that he won, he could barely contain his excitement. “I was so excited I got kind of numb,” he recalled.
Williams said the win surprised him, but didn’t come as a shock.
“I just always had a feeling that one day I was going to win the lottery,” he admitted.
He arrived at lottery headquarters to claim his prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,500.