RALEIGH, North Carolina. – A man in North Carolina played the lottery always using his family’s birthday. Last week he became the lucky winner of a prize of $25,000 a year for life in the “Lucky for Life” drawing.
“I’ve been playing the same numbers every day since the game started,” said Paul Caudill of the city of Winston Salem. “The numbers are all different birthdays for people in my family,” he added.
Caudill said he thought there might be a mistake when he first saw that he won.
“I thought there must be a mistake,” he laughed. “I couldn’t sleep the rest of the night.”
He bought his $2 lucky ticket at 1 Stop on West Mountain Street in Kernersville, North Carolina. He won his prize by matching all five white balls in the draw.
Caudill became one of two North Carolina players to hit all five white balls on the same day. The other ticket was sold at Charlie’s Tobacco Outlet on Eastchester Drive in High Point.
After recently retiring, Caudill said he already knows what he wants to do with his winnings.
“I can pay for my house now,” he said.
Caudill claimed his prize Monday and had the option of receiving $25,000 a year for the rest of his life or a lump sum of $390,000. She chose the lump sum of $390,000 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $277,879.
How to play Lucky for Life
Lucky for Life is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of purchasing their tickets through a retail store or online.
Lucky for Life drawings are held every night. The odds of winning the $25,000 a year for life prize are 1 in 1.8 million.
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