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Food Lion employees win $1 million Powerball prize in Garner
Two lucky Food Lion employees won a $1 million prize.
Posted — UpdatedGARNER, N.C. — Two lucky Food Lion employees won a $1 million prize.
Benjamin Haynes III, of Garner, and Laura McGhee, of Angier, bought a ticket at the Food Lion on N.C. Highway 50 in Garner, where they both work.
Their winning ticket matched all five white balls in the Feb. 1 drawing -- a 1 in 11.6 million chance.
Haynes and McGhee claimed their prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. They split the prize, each taking home $356,250 after taxes.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday on WRAL News at 11 p.m.
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