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North Carolina man born on the 7th of 1977 wins $1M triple red 777 jackpot prize: ‘Seven is my number’

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North Carolina man born on the 7th of 1977 wins $1M triple red 777 jackpot prize: ‘Seven is my number’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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North Carolina man born on the 7th of 1977 wins $1M triple red 777 jackpot prize: ‘Seven is my number’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A North Carolina man won a whopping $1,000,000 jackpot prize after purchasing a $10 scratch-off ticket featuring his lucky number.

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Tomas Munoz, who was born on the 7th in 1977, bought a Triple Red 777 jackpot ticket at a market in Candor and immediately scratched it in-store, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a press release.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/north-carolina-man-born-on-the-7th-in-1977…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tomas Munoz, who was born on the 7th in 1977, bought a Triple Red 777 jackpot ticket at a market in Candor”
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Multiple sources confirm Tomas Munoz was born on the 7th in 1977 and purchased the Triple Red 777 ticket at the Candor V Mart in Candor, NC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the smallest known stars, brown dwarfs and stellar remnants, sorted by increasing size. The list is divided into sublists, and contain notable objects up to 350,000 km in radius, or …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smallest_known_stars
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web search NEUTRAL — Tomas Munoz of North Carolina won a $1 million lottery jackpot on a Triple Red 777 scratch-off ticket after betting on his lucky number, 7.“Seven is my number,” Tomas Munoz said. “I was born on the 7t…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/north-carolina-man-bor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biscoe resident Tomas Munoz told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he spotted the $10 Triple Red 777 Jackpot ticket at Candor V Mart on South Main Street in Candor and knew he had to buy it. …
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/07/30/lotto-North-Carolina…
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Claim 2: “After required tax withholdings, he took home $396,090, officials said.”
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The provided evidence for claim 5 consists of generic tax calculators and unrelated salary data. There is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming the exact net payout of $396,090 for Tomas Munoz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Your net salary after tax in New York, United States of America is $43,041 per year, or $3,587 per month.
https://www.talent.com/tax-calculator/New+York
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web search NEUTRAL — This chart compares your before-tax and after-tax earnings with the median salary and minimum wage in Germany. These figures are calculated based on full-time employment using standard assumptions, wh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Log in to your TurboTax account to start, continue, or amend a tax return, get a copy of a past tax return, or check the e-file and tax refund status.
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Claim 3: “he decided to receive the hefty prize as a lump sum of $600,000 instead of an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years.”
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Web search results confirm the prize structure offered a choice between an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. While one source mentions a different winner (Harnett County man) choosing the lump sum, the prize structure itself is corroborated for the game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Muñoz Muñoz (born 12 November 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria. He totalled 199 games and 46 goals in the Segunda Divisió…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Muñoz_(footballer,_born_1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muñoz, officially the Science City of Muñoz (Filipino: Lungsod Agham ng Muñoz, Ilocano: Siudad ti Siensia ti Muñoz, Pangasinan: Siyudad ya Siyensiya na Muñoz), is a component city in the province of N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muñoz,_Nueva_Ecija
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thundermother is an all-female Swedish hard rock band founded by Filippa Nässil and Moa Munoz in Växjö 2009. The band has toured with Scorpions across Europe and North America, played with Kiss, Danis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundermother
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Claim 4: “A North Carolina man won a whopping $1,000,000 jackpot prize after purchasing a $10 scratch-off ticket”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a North Carolina man (Tomas Munoz) won a $1 million jackpot using a $10 Triple Red 777 scratch-off ticket.
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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 5: “The odds of winning the $1 million top prize are a slim 1 in 1,465,160, according to the lottery agency.”
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The specific odds of 1 in 1,465,160 for the top prize are confirmed by the official NC Lottery game page as reported in web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of airlines that operate the Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the commerc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_777_operators
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General Electric GE9X is a high-bypass turbofan developed by GE Aerospace exclusively for the Boeing 777X. It first ran on the ground in April 2016 and first flew on March 13, 2018; it powered the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_GE9X
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alyssa Michelle Stephens (born December 22, 1998), known professionally as Latto (formerly known as Mulatto), is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. She first appeared on Jermaine Dup…
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Claim 6: “Munoz, of Biscoe”
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Multiple sources explicitly identify Tomas Munoz as a resident of Biscoe, North Carolina.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Biscoe, North Carolina resident won a $1 million jackpot from a scratch-off ticket after selecting the game based on his affinity for the number seven, according to state lottery officials.
https://www.fakta.co/north-carolina-man-wins-million-lottery
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web search NEUTRAL — Biscoe resident Tomas Munoz told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he spotted the $10 Triple Red 777 Jackpot ticket at Candor V Mart on South Main Street in Candor and knew he had to invest i…
https://coronatodays.com/tomas-munoz-nc-lottery-win-the-incr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biscoe is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2020 census, up from 1,700 in 2010. The town is named after Henry Biscoe, an important customer of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscoe,_North_Carolina
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.