Nunnery's wife called to him, "Get me a Lucky For Life ticket," and he apparently rolled his eyes at her, according to a tweet from the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Darrin Nunnery rolled his eyes when his wife asked him to get a #LuckyForLife ticket Monday evening. As Nunnery claimed the prize the next day he looked over at his wife and said, “I told her, the rolling my eyes is over.” Congrats on the win! https://t.co/h5zu62zhuo pic.twitter.com/wMbz0uILmJ
— NC Education Lottery (@nclottery) May 23, 2018
Lottery for Life winners can choose to take a lump sum or $25,000 a year for life.
Nunnery chose the lump sum of $390,000, according to WRAL. After federal and state withholdings, he took home nearly $275,000.
He told WRAL he plans to spend the money on some home improvement projects, pay bills and donate to his church.
The odds of winning the N.C. Education Lottery are one in 1.8 million, WRAL said. Nunnery is the 16th person to win the prize so far in North Carolina.
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