A North Carolina preschool teacher who was laid off earlier this year recently had his luck dramatically turn around.
Joe Camp, who had been teaching for 20 years, was laid off in September, WSOC-TV in Charlotte reported.
A month later, his father died, sinking him further into depression.
"It put me in a dark place. But I have a lot of friends and family that just told me to keep sticking in there, keep believing in myself," Camp said.
Camp said he buys a scratch-off lottery ticket every Thursday morning. But last week, he bought two Gold Rush tickets from the Coulwood BP gas station on Belhaven Boulevard in Charlotte.
"I didn’t win on the first one, so I tried the second and I scratched it off, and I fell to my knees at the gas pump," he said.
Camps reportedly claimed the prize money earlier this week in Raleigh. He home with just under $177,000 after required federal and state withholdings.
Camp said he plans to buy a home for himself and his daughter, then save the rest for her education.
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Tenth_Doctor on December 26th, 2020 at 16:46 UTC »
For those who are saying that 177k is not enough to buy a house. He is around Charlotte, so it may or may not be enough depending on the neighborhood he plans to buy-in.
Hell, I can show you some old ass, haunted house types, less than 50k. Where I live at you can get a nice place for about 70k, but even then, if you meet the requirements, a USDA home loan is not out of the question.
I am glad for him; the most I have ever won at the NC Educational Lottery was like 10 bucks. Maybe I need to start buying scratch-off tickers in more populated areas.
writersampson on December 26th, 2020 at 15:55 UTC »
He won $177,000 after taxes. He plans on buying a house and saving the rest for his daughter's education.
Either he is bad at math, or houses are really really cheap out there.
Vinalvice on December 26th, 2020 at 14:49 UTC »
First time I've seen someone use G it's usually k
Edit: fuckin hell now my top comment is about units