Birthday Keno ticket turns into $100K win for 81-year-old Moore County veteran

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Talk about a birthday to remember.

A Moore County man went to claim a $50,000 prize on a Merry Multiplier scratch-off ticket at the lottery's Greensboro Regional Office & Claim Center on Monday, and while he was waiting, his daughter bought him a Carolina Keno lottery ticket for his birthday.

That ticket turned into a $100,000 jackpot for Dennis Parks on his 81st birthday.

"It was just my day, I guess," he laughed.

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Parks, a military veteran from Carthage, matched all 10 numbers on the Keno 10 Spot game and won the six-figure prize.

"She bought the ticket for me for my birthday," Parks said. "It was my 81st birthday on Monday."

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He had to travel to lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Tuesday to claim his Keno winnings and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,751.

Parks said he plans to use his winnings to pay bills and take a family trip to Ohio.