Laid-off preschool teacher from North Carolina buys $250,000 lottery ticket

He was able to find a job at a car dealership. He also bought two Gold Rush scratch-off tickets at a gas station in Charlotte.

Camp said he fell to his knees at the gas pump after seeing the winnings. After taxes, Camp claimed $176,876.

Camp said his dad passed away a month after getting laid off. 

"And it put me in a dark place," he said. "But I have a lot of friends and family that just told me to keep sticking in there, keep believing in myself."

Camp said he plans to use his winnings to save for his daughter's future and buy a home. 

"I want to get a home because I want to set it up for my family, my grandkids," Camp said. "I want to have something for us. I never had anything, no one passed anything down, and that's what I want to do."

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