David Shafer bought a $10 50X The Cash ticket Tuesday night from Country Mart on N.C. 242 North in Benson. He said he initially thought someone else won the jackpot.
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"I saw the jackpot went down from over $200,000 to $20,000 so I figured somebody else just won," Shafer said in a release. "It took a minute to set in."
When Shefer purchased the ticket, the jackpot was at $236,439.
"I never pictured winning something like this," Shafer said. "I thought about it though."
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After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $168,466.
"I always joked with people at stores that I want the ticket that will take me to Raleigh," Shafer said. "I'm still kind of in shock though."
Shafer said he will put most of his winnings in the bank.