‘Happily shocked': ticket turns into big prize for North Carolina lottery player

A $1 lottery ticket turned into a big prize — leaving a North Carolina man 'happily shocked.' Now, winner Cedric Bass hopes to use some of his priz...

January 12, 2023
7:09 PM

A $1 lottery ticket turned into a big prize — leaving a North Carolina man 'happily shocked.' Now, winner Cedric Bass hopes to use some of his prize money to help his sister, according to the N.C. Education Lottery. 'I think I'm going to buy her a motorized wheelchair,' he said in a Jan. 11 news release. Cedric Bass of Kannapolis couldn't believe it when his Cash 5 ticket produced a $182,073 jackpot win on 1/6! 'I was happily shocked,' he said. Bass bought his lucky ticket at Han-Dee Hugo's on North Cannon Blvd in #Kannapolis.

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