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Charlotte man scores $200,000 Carolina Panthers top prize

CHARLOTTE — Bobby Howie, of Charlotte, found himself the lucky winner of a $200,000 Carolina Panthers top prize, North Carolina Education Lottery officials said.

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The Panthers fan bought a $5 ticket from the Express Mart on Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte.

He claimed his prize Tuesday at the lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After taxes, he took home $141,501.

The Carolina Panthers game launched in July with four top prizes of $200,000. There is one more top prize ticket out there.