‘I was so excited’: Raleigh man wins $200,000 scratch-off on Christmas Eve
A Raleigh man won $200,000 on Christmas Eve from a scratch-off, according to reports from WTVD.
“Everybody was just in shock with their mouths open,” said Edisson Garcia Vargas.
Vargas told WTVD that he won the $5 More Money ticket while playing a holiday game with family members.
“We had a big bowl of gifts that we took turns unwrapping,” Vargas said. “That lottery ticket was the only thing I got out of there.”
Vargas said he purchased his ticket from the Harris Teeter on Flowers Crossroads Way in Clayton.
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He told WTVD that he got a good-luck kiss from his girlfriend before he scratched the ticket.
“I was so excited when I saw how much I won,” Vargas said. “The whole family was.”
After required state and federal tax withholdings Vargas took home $142,501.
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