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Women gets garnished lottery winnings
Two weeks ago, FOX 35 aired a story of a woman who won the lottery but couldn't claim her winnings because the state said she owes money. She won back in June, but just this week she finally received a check for the full $2,900 and a letter saying she owes nothing.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A Florida man is now $100,000 richer after claiming a winning lottery ticket – but he didn't buy the ticket in Florida.
John Burg of Lantana bought a $20 100X The Cash ticket at a gas station in North Carolina, which net him $100,000, the NC Education Lottery said in a press release. Lantana is located about 12 miles south of West Palm Beach.
He purchased the ticket from a Speedway on University Parkway in Winston-Salem, about 30 miles west of Greensboro.
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Burg claimed his prize Tuesday, and took home $71,256 after taxes.