RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Two people in the Triangle are celebrating big lottery wins just days apart.
Danny Lloyd of Durham won a $345,269 jackpot after taking a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket. He bought the ticket for the December 18 drawing from the Family Fare on Roxboro Street in Durham.
After taxes, Lloyd took home $248,628.
Meanwhile, Gracie Burgess of Apex won $150,000 from a $5 scratch-off ticket her grandmother gifted her for Christmas. The Peppermint Payout ticket came from the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Jenks Road in Apex.
“I was with like 20 or 30 family members, so it was a little chaotic,” said Burgess.
She said her grandmother become emotional, leaving her in tears of joy.
After taxes, she took home $107,626. She plans to use her winnings to fix up her car and put the rest into savings.
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