Greensboro couple almost threw lottery ticket away
A Greensboro couple is in shock after realizing they almost threw a winning lottery ticket in the garbage.
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James Strickland and Teresa McCallister purchased an Extreme Millions scratch-off ticket for $30 from the Express Mart on National Highway in Thomasville.
“I always throw the losing tickets I scratch into my car floorboard,” Strickland said. “Then at the end of the week I check the stack again. I found this ticket in my loser stack, and I couldn’t believe it. I was all ecstatic and shaky. A million changes a lot.”
The couple claimed the prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. They had the choice of taking 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. They chose the lump sum. After required state and federal tax withholdings, they split $423,014.
Strickland and McCallister say they first plan to pay off bills. Once those are paid off, Strickland says he can finally buy his bass boat.
“I’ve wanted a bass boat for years and years and years,” said Strickland. “That was always the dream when I thought about winning the lottery.”
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