N.C.'s first $100K lottery winner plays it cool

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NCPicks — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:26:17 GMT

Not everyone lives within a few miles of the border.Therefore the money saved in driving helps keep money in NC.That's a good thing.

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CASH Only — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:54:26 GMT

I thought the novelty of the NC lottery would wear off by now with the lower payout % than neighboring states. I guess I am wrong.

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LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:39:44 GMT

congrats to mr. garland.hope he enjoys his winnings......

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justxploring — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 06:23:56 GMT

He also sold a ticket worth $250 to a woman whose husband was fussing at her over the phone for spending $5 on the lottery. I told him to shut up because she just won, Deal said.

I love it! I love it! Maybe her husband was one of the ministers who said the lottery was sinful. LOL

It will probably succumb to cheap foreign labor.It will be cheaper to have the wood shipped overseas,built there,and shipped back,than to have it manufactured in the states.Not looking too good. NCPick... [ More ]

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DoubleDown — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:23:49 GMT

I hear ya.

Just like the textile Industry....

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NCPicks — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:41:59 GMT

The furniture industry may not be around in several more years.It will probably succumb to cheap foreign labor.It will be cheaper to have the wood shipped overseas,built there,and shipped back,than to have it manufactured in the states.Not looking too good.

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DoubleDown — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:32:29 GMT

Congrats Mr. Garland !

I know the furniture industry is not too good right now, so this indeed is a blessing.

DD

N.C.'s first $100K lottery winner plays it cool

Lottery Post — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:42:00 GMT

When Richard Garland scratched off his $5 N.C. lottery ticket Thursday in a Conover store, he wasn't quite sure how the game worked.

The Newton man initially thought he had gotten lucky and won $10,000. He was both lucky and wrong.

Garland had won $100,000 and became a part of state history as the lottery's first big winner after the games debuted Thursday.

He spoke Sunday, although the 54-year-old still seemed a bit dazed from all of the attention.

Garland had bought a $1 and a $5 s... [ More ]