$1 million lottery prize won by a Clay County man.
Donald West after forgetting to check his powerball tickets like he regularly does, he had won $1 million.
When West checked his ticket he realized he had matched numbers on all five five white balls to win the $1 million prize.
Showing his emotions West told the NC education lottery that he had to check 15-20 times just to confirm it.
Donald bought the ''quick pick'' ticket from the Ingles on US 64 east in Hayesville of $2.
West claimed his prize money of $1 million on Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
After the deduction of taxes, West took home $710,100.
Powerball drawing of Aug 20 offers an $80 million jackpot or $46.4 million in cash.
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