Terrell Bethea of West End told his wife years ago that she deserved to have a house, and after he won a $1.1 million jackpot in Monday’s Cash 5 drawing, he can now give her one.
“Now I can get my family the house they deserve,” he said.
Bethea said his wife had an emotional reaction when he shared the news with her.
“She fell to her knees and broke down crying,” he recalled.
Bethea’s big jackpot win came right before his 36th birthday.
“This happened two days before my birthday,” he laughed, “Isn’t that wild?”
He bought his $1 ticket from the Friendly Mart on N.C. 24/27 in Robbins.
“This means more to me than you can possibly imagine,” Bethea said.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Tuesday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $811,106.
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