SHELBY, N.C. — A Vietnam Navy veteran from Shelby won $100,000 in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
Benjamin Estioko Jr. bought a $3 ticket at the Cleveland Food Mart on Warren Street in Shelby.
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It wasn’t until Thursday that he found out he won the major chunk of cash.
After state and federal tax withholdings were taken out, Estioko claimed more than $70,500.
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