Folks in Maiden seem to have the luck of the Irish on their side recently when it comes to playing the North Carolina Education Lottery.
A rash of lottery winners within the last several days have been from Maiden or the winning ticket has been purchased at a store in town.
Mike Bollinger recently won the largest amount in the area after buying a “Mega Millions” ticket at Beach's General Store in Stanley. Bollinger, a police officer and EMT from Maiden, had one of a pair of winning “Mega Millions” tickets. The other winning ticket was sold at JP Wilkesboro, located on U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro, but hasn’t been claimed yet, according to information from the lottery.
Bollinger beat the odds of more than 3.9 million to match all five white balls for the Friday drawing.
The winning “Mega Millions” ticket holders won $250,000. Bollinger, who claimed his prize on Valentine’s Day, walked away with $170,000 after taxes, according to lottery information.
“Something just felt right that day when I bought it,” Bollinger said. “I let the computer pick the numbers.”
Bollinger, who told lottery officials that $15 was the most he had ever won playing “Mega Millions,” plans to use his winnings to pay bills and take a vacation.
“Really to have those bills off of you is more of a relief than anything," he said.
Bruce Black won $40,000 playing a “Powerball” Power Play ticket. The ticket was sold at Lowe's Foods on NC 127 in Hickory.
Two “Powerball” tickets worth $10,000 each were sold in Maiden at Country Market on Startown Road and the Kangaroo Express on East Main Street. Ricky Sain, who bought his ticket at Country Market, claimed his $10,000 prize on Valentine’s Day. Sonny Ray Wright, who got his ticket from Kangaroo Express, claimed his $10,000 prize on Monday, according to lottery information.
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