And the winner is...

Submitted by bniolet on June 23, 2009 - 11:54am.
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Jeff Wilson of Kings Mountain is the winner of the $88.1 million Powerball lottery jackpot.

He took the prize as a lump sum, and will receive about $29 million after taxes, Kevin Kiley reports.

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.

He said he is interested in taking a vacation and possibly making a donation to a children's hospital.

He is the second jackpot winner since North Carolina joined the Powerball lottery in 2007.

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Re: And the winner is...

Submitted by mountainman on June 23, 2009 - 9:11pm.

Congrats Mr.Wilson!!!! Hope taxes don't wipe you out.

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Re: And the winner is...

Submitted by grinder on June 23, 2009 - 1:49pm.

So you win $88,000,000 and take home about $29,000,000.

And we need to raise taxes?????????????????????????

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And the winners are not...

Submitted by PoliticalJunkie on June 23, 2009 - 12:18pm.

North Carolina's teachers, education system and taxpayers.

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.

How the heck did they screw this up?

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