Harnett County couple will use $1 million Powerball win for tractor, trip
Edward Davis Jr. of Lillington said he'd treat his wife to a trip for their 50th wedding anniversary with part of his lottery winnings.
Davis won $1 million in last Wednesday's Powerball drawing, matching all five white balls.
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“We haven’t decided where we will go yet, but we will definitely go somewhere,” he said.
Davis bought the $2 Quick Pick ticket from Fast Mart on South Main Street in Lillington.
“I was stunned,” he recalled. “It still hasn’t sunk in yet.”
After taxes, Davis' ticket earned him $712,501.
In addition to the anniversary trip, Davis said he's got one other major purchase in mind.
“I want a tractor,” Davis laughed. “Probably a John Deere.”
Both the Powerball and the Mega Million games offer big jackpots this week. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $335 million as an annuity or $153.1 million cash. Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot stands at $374 million as an annuity, or $173.5 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.
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