Charlotte man won $1M in Powerball after he went out to buy Cigar
By Paritosh |
Published July 23, 2022 01:21 am GMT
Charlotte man won $1M in Powerball after he went out to buy Cigar, the winner was craving for the cigar and went out which lead him to the lottery of $1M.
A Charlotte man wanted a cigar so bad that he stopped at a grocery store, decided to play the Powerball and walked out with a $1 million winning ticket, lottery officials said.
John Gerenza bought his $2 Quick Pick ticket at the Harris Teeter on South Tryon Street. He matched numbers on five white balls in Saturday’s drawing to win the $1 million.
He opted for the one time lump sum and took home the amount of $710,101 after fedral and state taxes.
He he wants to use some of his winnings to take a family vacation to the beach.
