'You don't ever expect to win': $345M lottery winner claims prize
RALEIGH — Charles W. Jackson Jr. has been playing the same numbers in the lottery for more than two years.Saturday, they paid off.Jackson, 66, claimed the $344.6 million lottery winner Tuesday. He bought the winning ticket at the Carlie C’s IGA store in Hope Mills.Jackson, who has a Parkton address but lives in Cumberland County near Hope Mills, could have taken an estimated annuity of the full amount paid in 30 payments over 29 years. He decided instead on a […]