Families That Play The Lottery Together Win Together

Folks play the lottery together are co-workers, church members, neighbors and the Stefanick family of Salisbury won $200,000. Andrew Raymond Stefanick  got off work at the hospital, decided to buy a $5 lottery ticket, and uncovered a $200,000 prize waiting for him. He had that little voice inside saying, buy a scratch-off. Stefanick said. “I saw there was a promotion for 5X the points on $5 scratch-offs so I got that one.” Stefanick is a 48-year-old neurologist, and bought his lucky Hot 5’s ticket from the Food Lion on Mahaley Avenue in Salisbury. When realizing how much he won, he couldn’t believe it,

Stefanick said he likes playing the lottery with his parents, Andrew Stefanick and Dunyia Stefanick of China Grove. Although he bought the ticket, they all play together, and any major amount they split three ways. The Stefanick family stopped by lottery headquarters this past Monday to claim their prize. Andrew Raymond Stefanick received $66,680 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $47,350. His parents each received $66,660 and took home $47,336 after taxes. Andrew said he will use his winnings to do some home repairs. The Hot 5’s game he played debuted in July with five top prizes of $200,000. Two $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed, so there's hope for us.

Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how $7.4 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Rowan County in 2021, visit nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.