A Spindale man has won $1 million in the Powerball lottery, and his daughter appeared on national television New Year's Eve to accept the winnings. | Pexels/Peaton Hugo
A Spindale man has won $1 million in the Powerball lottery, and his daughter appeared on national television New Year's Eve to accept the winnings. | Pexels/Peaton Hugo
The year is starting off right for Gary Krigbaum, North Carolina’s newest Powerball millionaire.
The Spindale man’s entry was pulled for the million-dollar prize during the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023” broadcast on Sunday.
“Dad, Dad, I’m bringing home a million dollars!” his daughter, Sarah Day, who accepted the prize on his behalf said, according to a WCNC Charlotte News.
The prize was announced just minutes into 2023, soon after the ball dropped in Times Square. This was the fourth year that Powerball has partnered with the New Year’s Eve special to start the year off right for one lucky lottery player.
Krigbaum was one of eight North Carolinians selected from a second-chance drawing by the North Carolina Education Lottery as part of Powerball's First Millionaire of the Year promotion.
On New Year’s Eve, he was one of five entered into the pool for the million-dollar grand prize. Krigbaum could not make the trip to New York for the show, so his daughter attended in his place.
"I want my dad to have as much of it as possible,” Day told Seacrest. “I want him to go fishing and get his truck and whatever he needs.”
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