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Thursday, October 21, 2010

One Million dollar winner...

Local meter reader wins $1 million lotto prize
by Courtesy of WXII News Channel 12
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A meter reader from Walnut Cove turned a trip to a convenience store to buy a drink into a $1 million lotto win.

Diana Patton said she stopped at the store and bought a Cash Splash Millionaire Raffle ticket, then bought two more later on a whim.

Patton said she couldn't believe it when she found out one of the tickets was a winner.

"We just stared at it," Patton said. "We have always done odd jobs, and worked, and just kept plugging away every day. And then we're staring at a ticket that could make things a lot easier."

Lottery officials said that Patton, knowing she'd already won big, bought another four $10 scratch-off tickets the next day. Two were winners, earning her another $110.

Patton said she plans to use some of the money on a trip to Hawaii or Key West.

The $1 million ticket was purchased at the Wilco station on N.C. Highway 89 in Walnut Cove.



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