A thirsty North Carolina grandpa scored a jackpot on a stop for a Coke Zero, ending a popular scratch-off game, N.C. lottery officials said Tuesday. Gastonia resident Randy Stroud rarely buys lottery tickets, but something about the $5 Gold Standard ticket called to him, according to a lottery news release. “So, I did.”He beat odds of 1 in 1.358 million, according to the Gold Standard game page on NCLottery.com. A North Carolina man hit a jackpot on a stop for a Coke Zero, ending a popular scratch-off game. NC EDUCATION LOTTERYStroud won the last of six top prizes available in the game, lottery spokesman Jonathan LaRowe told The Charlotte Observer.

Source: The Star May 16, 2023 21:17 UTC