Pinehurst man wins big after buying lottery scratch-off ticket
A Pinehurst man took home more than $400,000 after winning a prize from a $30 scratch-off ticket. Robert Grimone won a $1 million prize after purchasing a $10,000,000 Colossal Cash ticket from the Circle K on Beverly Lane in Southern Pines, according to a statement released by the N.C. Education Lottery. Grimone could have taken the $1 million as an annuity of $50,000 a year over 20 years, but decided instead to take a lump sum of $600,000, the statement said. He took home $424,509 after required federal and state taxes, it said. The lottery’s website does not say what the odds are of winni...
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