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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n
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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA man decided to trust his instincts when he played the lottery \u2014 and it paid off in a big way. <\/p>\n
North Carolina resident William Evans played the digital lottery game Multiplier Mania, where people have to find certain symbols for a chance to win the jackpot. However, before he even played, he had a hunch that this game would make him a winner. <\/p>\n
\u201cSomething just told me to play that one,\u201d Evans told the North Carolina Education Lottery in a press release. \u201cI\u2019m stoked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Multiplier Mania features a progressive silver or gold jackpot that can potentially be won every time a person plays. In the game, players spend anywhere from 50 cents to $30 per play. However, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery, the odds of winning the top-level, \u201cgold,\u201d jackpot are one in 40 million. <\/p>\n
Still, Evans trusted his gut and took a chance on this game. In fact, he spent just $1 and won the gold jackpot, worth $273,520. \u201cI was like, \u2018Am I reading this right?\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt was kind of nerve-racking.\u201d <\/p>\n
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William Evans holding his check after winning $273,520 in a digital lottery game (North Carolina Education Lottery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cI was just sitting at home, kicked back in my recliner when I won,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Evans officially claimed his winnings at the lottery headquarters Friday, and after taxes, he walked away with $196,251. He plans to use the money to buy property. \u201cI want to have my own place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Since Evans won, the jackpot in Multiplier Mania has reset to $83,567 as of July 29. <\/p>\n
Evans isn\u2019t the first lottery player in the U.S. to win big recently. Earlier in July, a woman stopped at a Redi Mart gas station in Lyman, South Carolina, and bought herself three Money Madness Extra Play scratch-off game lottery tickets after her husband forgot to buy them. <\/p>\n
While she didn\u2019t win anything from the first two tickets, she said her third ticket was \u201cmagical,\u201d since it won her the top prize of $500,000.<\/p>\n
The woman also shared her plans for her earnings, adding: \u201cI\u2019ll have a little fun, take some trips, and retirement will come sooner rather than later.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also this month, school bus driver Russell Ruff, who\u2019s based in Connecticut, discovered that his lottery ticket was worth $150,000. He first lost the ticket shortly after purchasing it on Friday, June 13, at a gas station.<\/p>\n
However, when his 16-year-old cat got stuck behind his bed, he had to move the furniture, and rediscovered the lottery ticket. <\/p>\n
With the ticket back in his possession, he realized he had four of the five winning numbers, plus the Powerball number. He also had Power Play added to his ticket, which allows you to multiply your non-jackpot winnings by a specific amount. As a result, Ruff\u2019s prize increased from $50,000 to $150,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more A man decided to trust his instincts when he played the lottery \u2014 and it paid off in a big way. North Carolina resident William Evans played the digital lottery game Multiplier Mania, where people have to find certain symbols for a chance to win the jackpot. However, before he even played, he had a hunch that this game would make him a winner. \u201cSomething just told me to play that one,\u201d Evans told the North Carolina Education Lottery in a press release. \u201cI\u2019m stoked.\u201d Multiplier Mania features a progressive silver or gold jackpot that can potentially be won every time a person plays. In the game, players spend anywhere from 50 cents to $30 per play. However, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery, the odds of winning the top-level, \u201cgold,\u201d jackpot are one in 40 million. Still, Evans trusted his gut and took a chance on this game. In fact, he spent just $1 and won the gold jackpot, worth $273,520. \u201cI was like, \u2018Am I reading this right?\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt was kind of nerve-racking.\u201d William Evans holding his c…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}