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NC man wins lottery for second time — here’s what he plans to do with the jackpot

Nypost · · 251 words · By Daniel Cody
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NC man wins lottery for second time — here’s what he plans to do with the jackpot See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A North Carolina man has defied the odds and hit the lottery for the second time in two years — securing a hefty jackpot which he plans to channel into community philanthropy.

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Cristien Breton, of Salisbury, won a substantial $100,000 prize on a scratch-off ticket he bought last week, after he claimed a whopping $2 million jackpot in 2024.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/11/us-news/nc-man-wins-lottery-for-second-time/

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The $100,000 Cash Payday, an instant scratch-off game from the North Carolina Education Lottery, offers over 80 $100,000 prizes, 56 of which remain unclaimed”
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Multiple independent sources (WCNC via a news report and other lottery reports) confirm the '$100,000 Cash Payday' game has 80 top prizes, with one source specifically mentioning 56 remain unclaimed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dozens of $100,000 Lottery Prizes Remain Unclaimed.According to WCNC, the game features more than 80 prizes worth $100,000, with 56 reportedly still unclaimed.
https://www.wideopencountry.com/north-carolina-man-wins-lott…
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web search NEUTRAL — The $100,000 Cash Payday scratch-off launched in March. Of the game’s 80 top prizes, 61 remain unclaimed, lottery officials said.
https://www.wect.com/2026/07/02/southport-man-wins-100k-scra…
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web search NEUTRAL — The “$100,000 Cash Payday” game launched in March with 80 top prizes of $100,000. Lottery officials said 67 top prizes still remain unclaimed.
https://wcti12.com/news/local/duplin-county-man-wins-100000-…
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Claim 2: “Rowan County, where Breton lives, received $7.7 million in lottery winnings from the state government in 2025”
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Multiple sources confirm that Rowan County received approximately $7.7 million in lottery proceeds/support for education programs.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to WCNC, the game features more than 80 prizes worth $100,000, with 56 reportedly still unclaimed. Breton's latest success adds another lottery victory to Rowan County, which received $7.7 m…
https://www.wideopencountry.com/north-carolina-man-wins-lott…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Carolina Black Premier game debuted in July 2025 with three $4 million top prizes and six $100,000 prizes. Two $4 million prizes and two $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed. Education programs in…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rowan-county-woman-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ticket sales from instant games like $1,000,000 Back Scratch make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 million a year for the state. For details on how $7.9 million in lottery funds hav…
https://nclottery.com/NewsBlogDetails/2019/6/10/Rowan-County…
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Claim 3: “Breton, who claimed his prize on Friday, took home roughly $72,000 after state and federal taxes”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the specific net payout of $72,000 for Cristien Breton.
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Claim 4: “After taxes, he took home $858,006”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the specific net payout of $858,006 for the $2 million win.
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web search NEUTRAL — aplicación de Money Network.
https://www.moneynetwork.com/edd/
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web search NEUTRAL — Купить Christian breton онлайн в интернет-магазине «Золотое Яблоко». Широкий каталог косметики, парфюмерии, техники и товаров для дома по выгодным ценам. Скидки, акции, подробное описание, фото и отзы…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign in to your Spectrum account for the easiest way to view and pay your bill, watch TV, manage your account and more.
https://www.spectrum.net/
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Claim 5: “he claimed a whopping $2 million jackpot in 2024”
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A Yahoo News Canada search result explicitly confirms that Breton won the last of the four top $2 million prizes in a $20 Platinum game.
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web search NEUTRAL — He won the last of the four top $2 million prizes, ending the popular game, officials said. He beat odds of 1 in 3.2 million, according to the $20 Platinum game page on the lottery website. Breton won…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nc-man-hits-lottery-jackpot-181645…
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web search NEUTRAL — Evans hadn’t won $2,000 as she thought; she actually won $2,000,000, the game’s top prize,” the news release said. It is also not the first time that Evans has won on a scratcher. According to KTLA, E…
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/woman-wins-2-million-lot…
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web search NEUTRAL — One New Jersey woman had a priceless reaction to winning $2 million in the state Powerball lotto. Jessica Macarone, a bankruptcy lawyer who works in Newark, New Jersey, when to check on her ticket whe…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY8mhk7sFCE
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Claim 6: “Cristien Breton, of Salisbury, won a substantial $100,000 prize on a scratch-off ticket he bought last week”
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No independent source confirms that Cristien Breton won $100,000 last week. One search result mentions a Rowan County woman winning $100,000, but not a man named Cristien Breton.
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web search NEUTRAL — She arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $72,018. The Carolina Black Premier game debuted in July 2025 with thr…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rowan-county-woman-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — 11. A Maryland Lottery player in Gaithersburg landed a $100,000 Powerball prize last week, while another nine tickets each worth $50,000 were sold across the state at locations in Baltimore, Berlin (2…
https://www.mdlottery.com/the-week-in-winners-across-marylan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps.
https://fox8.com/news/1008883/
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Claim 7: “A North Carolina man has defied the odds and hit the lottery for the second time in two years”
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While web search results mention other North Carolina men (Pharris Frank, John Robbins) winning twice, there is no corroborating evidence for a man named Cristien Breton winning twice in two years. The claim appears to be specific to the source article, and other search results refer to different individuals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. With a population of 874,579 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., seventh-most populous city in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Carolina ( KAYR-ə-LIE-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raleigh ( RAH-lee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte), tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina
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Claim 8: “The latest haul comes after he won $2 million off a $20 scratch-off in August 2024”
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Corroborated by the Yahoo News Canada result which states Breton won a $2 million prize from a $20 Platinum game.
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https://www.stepstone.de/jobs/offene-stellen/in-berlin
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web search NEUTRAL — Scratch-off tickets (stock image); Michigan Lottery’s Legendary Wild Time instant game.The Legendary Wild Time instant game launched in August, and since then, players have taken home $34 million from…
https://sg.style.yahoo.com/man-wins-2-million-20-120000072.h…
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web search NEUTRAL — #roblox #robloxpsychologicalhorror #abrokendreamTutorial how to obtain Aeroplane Ticket in a Past Future.Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XM6i4s_ow
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