WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – Michael Hess of Waynesville tried his luck on a $25 scratch-off ticket and won $100,000, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The lottery said Hess bought his lucky Extreme Cash ticket from the Southeast Energy on South Main Street in Waynesville. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $71,017. In 2021, lottery tickets in Haywood County raised more than $2.8 million for education.
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