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July 1 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man's Father's Day tradition of playing the lottery earned him a $250,000 prize.
Wilmington resident William Bon Viso told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he normally receives scratch-off lottery tickets as Father's Day gifts from his aunt, but this year she sent him $20 cash instead.
"I kept the tradition and bought them myself," Bon Viso said. "A $20 Father's Day gift became a blessing."
The player bought himself a 20X The Cash ticket from the Walmart on Sigmon Road in Wilmington and revealed a $250,000 prize.