Benson Man Lands North Carolina Fast Play Lottery Jackpot
A $10 lottery ticket purchase paid off nicely for a Benson man, as he ended up winning big in the North Carolina Education Lottery.
David Shafer won a $236,439 Fast Play jackpot, after purchasing the $10 50X The Cash ticket at the Country Mart on N.C. 242 North in Benson. He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh this week.
“I always joked with people at stores that I want the ticket that will take me to Raleigh,” Shafer laughed in a release from NCEL. “I’m still kind of in shock though.”
The jackpot win was a surprise for Shafer, as he thought someone else had won it when he saw the number change.
“I saw the jackpot went down from over $200,000 to $20,000 so I figured somebody else just won,” Shafer recalled. “It took a minute to set in.”
According to NCEL, Shafer got 100 percent of the jackpot because of his $10 ticket purchase. And after federal and state tax withholdings, Shafer walked home with $186,466.
“I never pictured winning something like this,” Shafer said. “I thought about it though.”
“Fast Play features an instantly growing jackpot that increases with every ticket sold until it is won. As of Thursday morning, the Fast Play jackpot stands at $33,000 and counting.
For details on how $14.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Benson and Johnston County in 2022, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.
Your Fayetteville Area Halloween 2023 Guide – Dates, Times & Events
Foxy 99 Trunk or Treat
Come join the Foxy 99 Team at Super Beauty World on Saturday, October 28th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a trunk or treat! We want to see your costume and give you a treat!
For Halloween, Foxy 99 and Super Beauty World will be providing children a safe alternative for Trick or Treating! We are inviting children and their parents to dress up and Trick or Treat at Super Beauty World – 3615 Sycamore Dairy Road in Fayetteville!
Be there! October 28 in the parking lot right off Bragg Blvd. We can’t wait to see all of your amazing costumes!
Cool Spring Downtown District Zombie Walk
Zombie Prom at The Stadium Event Center - Oct 27
Halloween in Hope Mills: Trunk or Treat
Garden of Lost Souls: Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Monster Bash: Experience a chilling walk at the Halloween at the BOO-tanical Garden 2023 as it transforms into a haunting spectacle with eerie spectres and haunting sounds.
Tabernacle Baptist
Street Kingz
Special Olympics Fall Festival
Rockfish Candy Crawl
Pollo & Papas
Patriot K9
Main Event Halloween Spooktacular
Kraken Skulls & Mopars of Fayetteville Trunk or Treat
Hoke County Sheriff's Office
Fort Bragg Harley
Gray's Creek Fire Station 18
Fort Liberty USO
Fit 4 Life
The Fayetteville Church
Eastover Fire Department
FAST Bus System
Dirtbag Ales
Downtown Clinton
