Man recently diagnosed with cancer wins $250K lottery prize

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In this Monday, April 1, 2019 photo, made available by North Carolina Education Lottery, Richard Beare holds a large check after winning 50,000 in the North Carolina Education Lottery in Charlotte, N.C. Bears has stage 4 liver cancer and plans to use the money on a trip to Italy with his wife. (North Carolina Education Lottery via AP)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – State officials say a man recently diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer has won $250,000 in the North Carolina Education Lottery.

News outlets reported Tuesday that the last of four Carolina Black tickets was a winner for Charlotte resident Richard Beare. The retired mechanic says he rarely plays the lottery and had only stopped at a QuikTrip because his wife asked him to get a Powerball ticket since the jackpot was so high.

However, it was the scratch-off ticket that got Beare the money. He admits he had to get the store clerk to explain how to play the scratchers. The game netted him $176,876 after taxes.

Beare also says in a statement that he plans to take his wife to Italy while he can still enjoy himself.

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