Second chance believer: Convenience store manager wins $1 million lottery

It's a phrase many people have dreamed of saying. For one Goldsboro man, this dream has come true.

However, when he walked through the doors of the Greenville Claim Center, the representative that greeted him said, "I've got a surprise for you. You just won $1 million!"

The lottery staff cheered as Dabwan gave his mom a big hug.

“Nothing like this has ever happened to me," said Dabwan.

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Dabwan had the choice of taking a $1 million annuity that has 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum. After federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $424,500.

In addition to the $1 million prize, four other people won $10,000 and 50 people won $200 in the drawing. The new $30 ticket launched in April, and ticket sales have raised more than $700 million a year for North Carolina education.

Dabwan, a convenience store manager, has exciting plans for his winnings. After his entry was chosen from over 600,000, he plans to use the money to purchase a new home.

The lucky winner says he put his entries in a few months ago, and then forgot all about them. "I never thought anything would come out of it, but it did," he said. "I’m a second-chance believer now.”