Jerry Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elk, North Carolina, won $1 million after purchasing an Extreme Cash scratch-off on Oct. 22, according to a news release from the North Carolina Education ...

The man, Jerry Hicks of Banner Elk, North Carolina, told the state education lottery that he used the $20 he found outside the Speedway convenience store in Boone, North Carolina, to buy an ...

Hicks used a $20 bill he found on the ground at a Speedway gas station to purchase an Extreme Cash scratch-off through the North Carolina Education Lottery. That $20 turned into a $1 million prize.

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On Friday, Hicks claimed his prize at the North Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters. He chose the lump-sum payment option of $600,000, the lottery said. After taxes, the lottery said he took ...

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