http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is Comments for "And the winner is..." en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is#comment-21620 <p>Congrats Mr.Wilson!!!! Hope taxes don't wipe you out.</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:11:19 -0400 mountainman comment 21620 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is#comment-21583 <p>So you win $88,000,000 and take home about $29,000,000.</p> <p>And we need to raise taxes?????????????????????????</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:49:26 -0400 grinder comment 21583 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is#comment-21570 <p>North Carolina's teachers, education system and taxpayers.</p> <p>The Democrats told us the lottery would generate tons of money to save education now they've voted to fire 12,000 teachers and raise our taxes.</p> <p>How the heck did they screw this up?</p> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:18:10 -0400 PoliticalJunkie comment 21570 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>Jeff Wilson of Kings Mountain is the winner of the $88.1 million Powerball lottery jackpot.</p><p>He took the prize as a lump sum, and will receive about $29 million after taxes, Kevin Kiley reports.</p><p>Wilson, a 27-year-old who will attend graduate school next year, got the ticket from his father, who buys his children tickets every round. Wilson appeared at the North Carolina lottery office in Raleigh Tuesday to claim his prize.<br /> </p><p>He said he is interested in taking a vacation and possibly making a donation to a children&#39;s hospital. </p><p>He is the second jackpot winner since North Carolina joined the Powerball lottery in 2007.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (3)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/and_the_winner_is#comment Jeff Wilson Lottery Powerball Under the Dome Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:54:44 -0400 bniolet 14513 at http://projects.newsobserver.com