Charlotte Father Claims $2 Million Lottery Prize

CHARLOTTE, NC — Machinist Alfie Farlow's life will never be the same after picking up a lottery ticket right before Christmas.

Farlow won the $2 million Powerball drawing last week, and took home a lump sum of roughly $1.4 million

“I told them, ‘I think our life is about to change,’” Farlow said of his family.

“My girls are not going to have to worry about their college tuition anymore; that’s what means the most to me,” Farlow said. “That is a beautiful feeling.”

Farlow bought three Quick Pick Power Play tickets from Sam’s Mart on Providence Road in Charlotte the night of Monday’s drawing according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

At first, he didn't claim the ticket.

He said he got up and went to work the next day without even thinking about the Powerball tickets. After he got off work, Farlow said he looked at the Powerball numbers on his friend’s phone to see if he won.

“I saw they were a match and I didn’t believe it,” Farlow said. “It feels so surreal. You’re almost too scared to really believe it.”

The Powerball jackpot has been rolling since the last winning jackpot on Oct. 4. The current Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is an estimated $378 million, or $275.9 million in cash. The odds of winning a jackpot are 1 in 292 million