By Samuel Gonzalez
May 23, 2024, 17:49 PM EDT
Since we were children, many of us are taught the value of a promise, from those made with “the garrita” to those sealed with blood in a handshake. However, as we grow, and especially when large amounts of money are involved, oaths are not always kept. That is why it is news, and good news, to know that there is no greater moral value than the one he had a man’s word to a friend, giving him half of his $100,000 prize.
The North Carolina Education Lottery released the story of Curtis Hudson, a $100,000 winner of a Diamond Deluxe ticket, who He split his prize with Walter Bonds, a friendwith which he has promised to share the profits for years.
“I could hear it in his voice,” Bonds noted.
Hudson, who bought his $20 ticket at Carlie C’s on South Main Street in Laurinburg, called Bonds as soon as he found out they had won $100,000 from a drawing with a grand prize of a whopping $2 million.
“We decided that if one of us won a big prize we would split it,” Bonds said. “And we are both men of our word.”.
The friends assured that “they have worked together for years” and that they buy scratch-off tickets frequently, so their friendship together with their hobby generated this promise that can be considered fulfilled.
The duo claimed their prize on Monday, May 20, and split it in half. Each received $35,753 after state and federal taxes.officials said.
Hudson said he plans to do some home improvement projects with half of the profits, while Bonds said he will put them into his savings.
The chances of winning $100,000 in the game are 1 in 767,778.75according to the state lottery.
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