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Gas stop turns lucky when man wins $1 million lottery prize

By Ben Hooper
A North Carolina man's $25 lottery prize during a stop for gas inspired him to buy another scratch-off ticket, which earned him a $1 million jackpot. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
A North Carolina man's $25 lottery prize during a stop for gas inspired him to buy another scratch-off ticket, which earned him a $1 million jackpot. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

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June 10 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man said he won't have to worry about fuel money for a while after a gas stop led him to a $1 million lottery jackpot.

Tyler Wagoner of Salisbury told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he stopped for gas at the Circle K station in Rockwell and decided to buy a $5 scratch-off ticket that netted him a $25 win.

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He said the prize helped him decide to splurge on a $1,000,000 Back Scratch ticket.

"I was leaving and this ticket caught my eye," Wagoner said. "It was in the #6 spot, which is my lucky number. I thought, 'Might as well.' I scratched it right there and saw I had won $1 million. I was just like, 'Wow, I can't believe it.'"

Wagoner said he called his dad, who wouldn't believe him without photographic evidence.

"We're always joking to each other about winning the lottery," he said. "When I called him up, he thought it was a joke. He made me send him a picture of me holding the ticket up to my face before he would believe me!"

Wagoner said he's going to use his prize money to take care of his father.

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"This win means I can move my dad in with me," he said. "Before I was worrying about having enough gas to get places. Now, I'm set. I can start taking care of stuff."

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