Went into a convenience store to buy coffee and won 1.3 billion won... "I just can't believe it"

Won the US Education Lottery

An American man who went into a convenience store to buy coffee ended up buying a lottery ticket by chance and won a prize worth a whopping 1.3 billion won.

On the 11th (local time), the official website of the North Carolina Education Lottery shared the story of a man who discovered a life-changing opportunity at a convenience store. His name is William Roberts, and he lives in Morrisville, North Carolina, USA.

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Recently, Roberts went into the American convenience store 'Circle K' to buy coffee and purchased a $50 (about 66,000 won) education lottery ticket. This lottery was established in 2005 under North Carolina's state law called the 'Lottery Act.' 100% of the proceeds are used for local school construction, children's transportation costs, and staff salaries, and the funds are managed transparently by nine board members.

Roberts told the Education Lottery, "I habitually went to the convenience store to get coffee after waking up on Sunday morning," and "After buying the lottery ticket and coffee, I returned to my car, started scratching the ticket, and began drinking my coffee."

However, after scratching off the entire ticket, Roberts realized that he had won a prize of $1 million (about 1.322 billion won). He said, "I have been regularly buying lottery tickets since I won a $500 (about 660,000 won) prize before," but added, "I never expected to win $1 million with a $50 ticket. I just can't believe it."

Roberts, who works as a truck driver, plans to use most of the prize money as business capital. He said, "I plan to buy more trucks and start my own business now."

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