Lottery joy as lucky bloke scoops third major jackpot in three years – rakes in £245k

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lottery in as many years bringing his total prize money up to a massive £245,000.Gregg Hensley, from Marion in North Carolina, US, was so stunned to discover he had cashed in once again that he was rendered speechless.Carpenter Gregg, 63, is excited to splash the cash on a new truck and home repairs but needed his wife's help to secure his recent winnings, the Mirror reports.According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, shocked Gregg could not utter a word over the phone when they confirmed he had won, and so passed it over to his wife to do his talking for him.After entering the Multiply the Cash second-chance drawing, Gregg found out on April 11 that he had landed a jaw-dropping £153,000 ($200,000).It was only earlier this year that he took home £77,000 ($100,000) and back in 2020 Gregg won for the first time a cool £15,000 ($20,000).The North Carolina Education Lottery said in a statement: "So overcome with emotion that he couldn't speak, Gregg Hensley of Marion said he had to just hand his phone to his wife so she could see the $200,000 prize that he won in a second-chance drawing."Hensley, a 63-year-old woodworker, won the grand prize in the April 11 Multiply the Cash second-chance drawing."He told the lottery: "I had to hold on to something I was so stunned."The statement continued: "Hensley is no stranger to winning big prizes in lottery drawings.

The second-chance win marks his third big win as he won $20,000 in a 2020 drawing and $10,000 in a drawing earlier this year."Gregg said: "With as many folks who are entering drawings, to actually win one is hard to comprehend, so to actually win three, it's mind boggling."For more incredible stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our.