Man wins $1 million lottery ticket after finding $20 bill on the ground

(CNN) — When a North Carolina man headed to the store Tuesday, he had no idea that luck was on his side.

Jerry Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elks, found the $20 bill in the store’s parking lot, he said in an interview. press release. He spent it on a lottery ticket and won $1 million.

According to the report, Hicks used the money to buy an Extreme Cash scratch card.

“They didn’t actually have the ticket I was looking for, so I bought it,” he said.

Hicks received his prize Friday at North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters. According to the report, he chose to take the prize as a lump sum payment of US$600,000 rather than as an annuity over 20 years.

After taxes, Hicks took home $429,007, according to the lottery.

Hicks plans to use the money to help his children and retire as a carpenter in 56 years, the report said.

But before that, Hicks wants to savor his victory.

“We’re going to go straight to the Golden Corral and eat everything they have,” he said.