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Bradenton man bought a lottery ticket in North Carolina. He won a $1 million prize

FILE - A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs, tempting players to spend a couple dollars on a longshot chance at instant riches. The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game. The prize on the line Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 has grown so massive because there have been 32 consecutive drawings since someone won the jackpot. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
FILE - A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing at a convenience store, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa. An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs, tempting players to spend a couple dollars on a longshot chance at instant riches. The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game. The prize on the line Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 has grown so massive because there have been 32 consecutive drawings since someone won the jackpot. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) Keith Srakocic AP

A Bradenton man purchased a winning lottery ticket just before the holidays in North Carolina.

Kevin Dages won $1 million for selecting five of the six numbers drawn Dec. 18 in the Tar Heel State. Dages collected his prize, which totaled $715,001 after federal and state taxes, according to North Carolina Education Lottery officials.

Dages bought a $2 Powerball ticket at Ingles Markets on U.S. 64 East in Cashiers, which is located in western North Carolina roughly 62 miles southwest of the popular mountain town Asheville.

At the time, the jackpot for five numbers plus the Powerball number stood at an estimated $544 million, McClatchy News previously reported. Dages had six months to claim his prize and did so on Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.

The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1-in-292 million. Dages picked numbers 5-8-19-34-39 to win his $1 million prize, which carried odds of 1-in-11.6 million to match the five white balls. The Powerball number on that Dec. 18 drawing was 26.

This story was originally published January 12, 2024 at 12:01 PM.

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Jason Dill is a sports reporter for the Bradenton Herald. He’s won Florida Press Club awards since joining in 2010. He currently covers restaurant, development and other business stories for the Herald. 
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