MORGANTON, N.C. — Lottery luck has smiled on a Burke County man for the second time in seven years.
Donald Hildebran won $250,000 after buying four 20X The Cash scratch-off tickets at a convenience store in Morganton on Tuesday, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a statement.
“I’m going fishing,” he told lottery officials. “I’m going to the beach!"
It wasn't the first time Hildebran has hit it big in the lottery. In 2013, he won $200,000 in the Extreme Cash game.
Hildebran, a retiree from Connelly Springs, told lottery officials he spent some of his first prize on a beach trip and plans to do the same with his new prize.
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He claimed his prize on Wednesday, taking home $176,876 after taxes, according to the release.
The game launched the day Hildebran won. Five top prizes of $250,000 remain.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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