North Carolina Man Says Winning Lottery ‘Big Jolt…Like Adrenaline’

I imagine all of us have a thing that gives us "that rush."  For me, it's always been athletics.  Competing is a huge shot of adrenaline that I never get tired of feeling.  However, I expect that to happen.  It's the unexpected adrenaline surge that might catch you off guard.  It's only happened a couple of times in my life.  When I was told I was going to be a father?  Boom.

For 21-year-old U.S. Army electrical mechanical engineer, Brandon Jones, it was scratching off a lottery ticket and realizing he was about to have a pretty big bank deposit.  According to the Rock Hill Herald, Jones told lottery officials, "You don’t believe it at first.  It’s like a big jolt to your body, like adrenaline. Pretty cool.”

"Dear Lottery gods, Is there any way, I can arrange that particular adrenaline blast and the cause of it for myself?  I promise I'll let you know the difference between winning a large sum of money and realizing a large sum of money was about to leave (becoming a father <g>)."

In case you were wondering, Brandon Jones purchased his winning ticket in Salisbury at the Home Run Market.  After Uncle Sam and the state take their bite, Jones' deposit had a sum of $106,876.  He plans to save a little and eventually use the rest to buy or build a house.

Let me continue my plea to the lottery gods, "I'm not greedy.  I'm not asking for a Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.  Just a little scratch off love.  I promise I'll do some good with it." <g>

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There are some states that are luckier than others. There is no doubt about it. North Carolina made the list of 15 lucky states in the United States, according to OLBG. Everyone has fantasized about winning the lottery, whether it's the Mega Millions or the Powerball. Whether you're planning a lavish vacation, buying a house, treating a loved one, giving to charity, or all of the above, when we buy a ticket we always have a little bit of hope and our imaginations go wild when we hear about the unclaimed winning ticket...

When it comes to winning big on the lottery, which states are the luckiest? To determine where in America has the greatest likelihood of winning the big bucks, OLBG analyzed all lottery winners in the U.S. with a jackpot of $300 million or more. You can see the top 15 states below.

California was ranked 12th luckiest state despite having the highest number of big lottery winners, primarily because the state has such a large population that there are very few lottery winners, and the average winning ticket for a California winner is only $190.5 million.

North Carolina has won a whopping $1.1 billion between both lottery winners, making its average winning ticket $550 million, the highest in the country. As a result of its higher population, North Carolina didn't quite capture the title by itself, with a lower percentage of its population winning than New Hampshire.

In terms of lottery jackpot winners, New Hampshire and North Carolina share the gold for the luckiest states. Residents in New Hampshire have won a total of $693.7 million, which is an average of $346.85 million per winning ticket. As one of the states with the highest percentage of people who have won over $300 million, New Hampshire has the third smallest population.