北卡羅來納州的男子找到20美元，用它來購買刮擦彩票，並贏得100萬美元

來自北卡羅來納州班納爾麋鹿的木匠大師傑里·希克斯（Jerry Hicks）在10月22日購買了極端現金搶購後贏得了100萬美元。

A North Carolina man found $20 in a parking lot and decided to use it to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket — a decision that paid off in a big way.

一名北卡羅來納州的一名男子在一個停車場發現了20美元，並決定使用它購買一張刮擦彩票，這一決定很大。

Jerry Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elk, won $1 million after purchasing an Extreme Cash scratch-off on Oct. 22, according to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery.

根據北卡羅來納州教育彩票的新聞稿，班納爾麋鹿的木匠大師傑里·希克斯（Jerry Hicks）在10月22日購買了極端現金搶購後贏得了100萬美元。

The lucky winner said he noticed the $20 by chance.

幸運的獲勝者說，他偶然注意到了20美元。

“I found $20 in the parking lot outside the Speedway,” he shared. “I used that to buy the ticket.”

他分享道：“我在賽車場外的停車場發現了20美元。” “我用它買票。”

In another fateful moment, he learned when he entered the store in Boone that the original lottery ticket he wanted wasn’t available.

在另一個命運的時刻，他在布恩進入商店時得知他想要的原始彩票沒有。

“They actually didn’t have the ticket I was looking for, so I bought that one instead,” he said about the Extreme Cash scratch-off. The unexpected turn of events led to him buying the winning $1 million ticket.

他說：“他們實際上沒有我想要的票，所以我買了那張票。”意外的事件導致他購買了獲勝的100萬美元門票。

He turned in his ticket at the North Carolina lottery headquarters on Oct. 25, according to the news release, and was given a few options on how he could receive the cash prize. He was told he could either receive $50,000 annually over 20 years or take $600,000 upfront.

根據新聞稿，他於10月25日在北卡羅來納州彩票總部上交票，並為他如何獲得現金獎有了一些選擇。有人告訴他，他每年可以在20年內每年獲得50,000美元，或者預先獲得600,000美元。

He opted for the latter, which totals $429,007 after state and federal taxes.

他選擇了後者，後者總計為429,007美元，在州和聯邦稅後。

So, what does he plan to do with the money?

那麼，他打算用這筆錢做什麼？

“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got,” Hicks said.

希克斯說：“我們將直接去黃金畜欄，吃掉他們所擁有的一切。”

As far as his long-term plans, Hicks shared that he wants to retire after working as a carpenter for 56 years and use the money to support his children.

就他的長期計劃而言，希克斯（Hicks）分享說，他想在擔任木匠56年後退休，並用這筆錢養育他的孩子。

This article was originally published on TODAY.com

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