A North Carolina man was so surprised at his third huge lottery win in as a few years that he misplaced the flexibility to talk.

Gregg Hensley of Marion gained $200,000 on the Multiply the Money second-chance drawing on April 11.

The massive win adopted his $10,000 win earlier this 12 months and a $20,000 win in 2020.

The North Carolina Training Lottery stated in an announcement on April 19: "So overcome with emotion that he could not communicate, Gregg Hensley of Marion stated he needed to simply hand his telephone to his spouse so she may see the $200,000 prize that he gained in a second-chance drawing.

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Gregg Hensley, 63, of Marion, North Carolina, gained $200,000 enjoying the lottery, his third huge win since 2020.North Carolina Training Lottery/Zenger

"Hensley, a 63-year-old woodworker, gained the grand prize within the April 11 Multiply the Money second-chance drawing."

Hensley was quoted as saying: "I needed to maintain on to one thing I used to be so surprised."

The assertion continued: "Hensley is not any stranger to profitable huge prizes in lottery drawings. The second-chance win marks his third huge win as he gained $20,000 in a 2020 drawing and $10,000 in a drawing earlier this 12 months."

Hensley stated: "With as many of us who're getting into drawings, to truly win one is difficult to grasp, so to truly win three, it is mind-boggling."

The assertion continued: "Hensley arrived at lottery headquarters Monday and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took residence $142,020. He stated he wish to purchase a brand new truck and do some residence repairs.

"His win occurred within the first of 4 drawings within the Multiply the Money second-chance promotion. His entry was picked from greater than 66.9 million entries.

"Gamers get a second probability with their Multiply the Money tickets by scanning them into their lottery accounts the place they're routinely entered into the following drawing. Every drawing affords a $200,000 prize, 10 $10,000 prizes, and 50 $500 prizes. The date of the second drawing is June 8."

Hensley's win comes off the again of huge wins by Josh Buster of West Burlington, Iowa, and Paul and Teresa Hartsoe of Conowingo, Maryland.

Buster gained a cool $1 million on the Iowa Lottery's Mega Hundreds of thousands draw after the shop clerk by accident gave him one play as an alternative of 5 after which printed the opposite 4 out on a separate ticket, which he believes is what gave him his fortunate break.

The Hartsoes hit a whopping $1 million on the Maryland Lottery's Mega Hundreds of thousands draw, with the Lottery reporting that they "couldn't cease smiling."

This story was offered to Newsweek by Zenger Information.