Broadway Man Now a Millionaire After Scratch-off Lottery Win

A Lee County man from Broadway is celebrating today, after becoming the latest millionaire from a North Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off win.

John Rosser nabbed the $1 million prize on a $10 Jumbo Bucks ticket. He bought the ticket at Value Mart on Carthage Street in Sanford.

Rosser took the lump sum prize, giving him $600,000, and then taking home $426,063 after state and federal taxes were withheld.

Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million per year for education. For details on how $4.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Lee County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.

Several North Carolina Cities Among Worst in Country For Money Management

• No. 96 - Cary

  96th percentile, median credit score of 763

• No. 288 - Morrisville

  89th percentile, median credit score of 744

• No. 299 - Apex

  88th percentile, median credit score of 760

• No. 329 - Chapel Hill

  

  Chapel Hill

  87th percentile, median credit score of 758

• No. 352 - Cornelius

  86th percentile, median credit score of 751

• No. 390 - Holly Springs

  85th percentile, median credit score of 755

• No. 416 - Waxhaw

  84th percentile, median credit score of 753

• No. 732 - Hendersonville

  72nd percentile, median credit score of 733

• No. 762 - Matthews

  70th percentile, median credit score of 742

• No. 792 - Huntersville

  69th percentile, median credit score of 741

• No. 811 - Clemmons

  68th percentile, median credit score of 758

• No. 850 - Taylorsville

  67th percentile, median credit score of 693

• No. 897 - Hillsborough

  65th percentile, median credit score of 749

• No. 931 - Fuquay-Varina

  

  Fuquay-Varina

  64th percentile, median credit score of 736

• No. 937 - Albermarle

  64th percentile, median credit score of 671

• No. 938 - Belmont

  64th percentile, median credit score of 722

• No. 1068 - Indian Trail

  58th percentile, median credit score of 719

• No. 1092 - Raleigh

  58th percentile, median credit score of 717

• No. 1103 - Mount Airy

  57th percentile, median credit score of 673

• No. 1116 - Wake Forest

  57th percentile, median credit score of 744

• No. 1129 - Kannapolis

  56th percentile, median credit score of 662

• No. 1133 - Lenoir

  56th percentile, median credit score of 662

• No. 1164 - Newton

  55th percentile, median credit score of 678

• No. 1205 - Morganton

  53rd percentile, median credit score of 674

• No. 1208 - Hickory

  

  Hickory, NC

  53rd percentile, median credit score of 695

• No. 1236 - Marion

  52nd percentile, median credit score of 663

• No. 1244 - Kernersville

  52nd percentile, median credit score of 716

• No. 1290 - Eden

  50th percentile, median credit score of 654

• No. 1304 - Waynesville

  49th percentile, median credit score of 700

• No. 1320 - Asheville

  49th percentile, median credit score of 722

• No. 1338 - Durham

  48th percentile, median credit score of 705

• No. 1366 - Leland

  47th percentile, median credit score of 728

• No. 1368 - Oxford

  47th percentile, median credit score of 668

• No. 1389 - Concord

  46th percentile, median credit score of 690

• No. 1412 - Mocksville

  45th percentile, median credit score of 700

• No. 1460 - Knightdale

  43rd percentile, median credit score of 682

• No. 1473 - Conover

  43rd percentile, median credit score of 684

• No. 1503 - Salisbury

  42nd percentile, median credit score of 671

• No. 1506 - Wilmington

  

  Wilmington, NC

  41st percentile, median credit score of 705

• No. 1557 - Mooresville

  39th percentile, median credit score of 728

• No. 1587 - Burlington

  38th percentile, median credit score of 673

• No. 1596 - Wilson

  38th percentile, median credit score of 659

• No. 1610 - Shelby

  37th percentile, median credit score of 659

• No. 1627 - Winston-Salem

  37th percentile, median credit score of 675

• No. 1632 - Charlotte

  37th percentile, median credit score of 678

• No. 1637 - Asheboro

  36th percentile, median credit score of 675

• No. 1658 - Winterville

  36th percentile, median credit score of 697

• No. 1662 - Franklin

  35th percentile, median credit score of 715

• No. 1672 - Gastonia

  35th percentile, median credit score of 660

• No. 1682 - Graham

  35th percentile, median credit score of 681

• No. 1686 - High Point

  34th percentile, median credit score of 674

• No. 1696 - Lincolnton

  34th percentile, median credit score of 675

• No. 1728 - Mebane

  33rd percentile, median credit score of 702

• No. 1749 - Garner

  32nd percentile, median credit score of 693

• No. 1763 - Thomasville

  31st percentile, median credit score of 667

• No. 1765 - Greensboro

  

  Greensboro, NC

  31st percentile, median credit score of 675

• No. 1793 - Boone

  30th percentile, median credit score of 719

• No. 1840 - Greenville

  28th percentile, median credit score of 661

• No. 1881 - Statesville

  27th percentile, median credit score of 675

• No. 1908 - Rockingham

  26th percentile, median credit score of 636

• No. 1915 - Sanford

  26th percentile, median credit score of 676

• No. 2004 - Kings Mountain

  22nd percentile, median credit score of 664

• No. 2025 - Kinston

  21st percentile, median credit score of 633

• No 2028 - New Bern

  21st percentile, median credit score of 700

• No. 2038 - Rocky Mount

  21st percentile, median credit score of 656

• No. 2057 - Washington

  20th percentile, median credit score of 674

• No. 2096 - Monroe

  

  Monroe, NC

  19th percentile, median credit score of 677

• No. 2121 - Reidsville

  18th percentile, median credit score of 671

• No. 2208 - Clinton

  14th percentile, median credit score of 650

• No. 2257 - Lumberton

  12th percentile, median credit score of 638

• No. 2291 - Clayton

  11th percentile, median credit score of 707

• No. 2294 - Laurinburg

  11th percentile, median credit score of 635

• No. 2299 - Roxboro

  11th percentile, median credit score of 666

• No. 2307 - Lexington

  10th percentile, median credit score of 684

• No. 2355 - Elizabeth City

  8th percentile, median credit score of 664

• No. 2374 - Roanoke Rapids

  8th percentile, median credit score of 646

• No. 2385 - Goldsboro

  7th percentile, median credit score of 659

• No. 2419 - Henderson

  6th percentile, median credit score of 643

• No. 2439 - Dunn

  5th percentile, median credit score of 658

• No. 2503 - Fayetteville

  3rd percentile, median credit score of 662

• No. 2546 - Hope Mills

  1st percentile, median credit score of 675

• No. 2549 - Jacksonville

  1st percentile, median credit score of 668

• No. 2571 - Raeford

  1st percentile, median credit score of 665

• National No. 1 - Scarsdale, NY

  

  Scarsdale, New York

  99th percentile, median credit score of 768

• National No. 2 - Cupertino, Ca.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 776

• National No. 3 - Los Altos, Ca.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 785

• National No. 4 - Bronxville, NY

  99th percentile, median credit score of 765

• National No. 5 - Saratoga, Ca.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 765

• National No. 6 - Princeton, NJ

  

  Princeton, New Jersey

  99th percentile, median credit score of 765

• National No. 7 - Mountain View, Ca.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 766

• National No. 8 - Palo Alto, Ca.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 768

• National No. 9 - Sunnyvale, Ca.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 762

• National No. 10 - Lexington, Mass.

  99th percentile, median credit score of 782

• It's Not All Bad News...Here's Some "Happy" News

  Cheer Up: What's the Happiest City in North Carolina?

  • No. 27 - Raleigh

    

    Raleigh comes out as the happiest city in North Carolina, largely thanks to a rank of No. 23 in Emotional & Physical Well Being.

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 23
    • Income & Employment: 71
    • Community & Environment: 63
    • Total Score: 62.35

  • No. 67 - Charlotte

    It’s a big jump down to the second happiest city in North Carolina. The Queen City had even marks in the three big categories, with ranks of 61-78-68.

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 61
    • Income & Employment: 78
    • Community & Environment: 68
    • Total Score: 57.61

  • No. 74 - Durham

    Durham got a big boost ranking No. 54 in Emotional & Physical Well Being. But the rank of No. 123 in Community & Environment hurt it overall.

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 54
    • Income & Employment: 69
    • Community & Environment: 123
    • Total Score: 56.92

  • No. 129 - Winston-Salem

    A huge leap down from Durham finds Winston-Salem, which was hurt largely by a rank of No. 138 in Emotional & Physical Well Being.

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 138
    • Income & Employment: 94
    • Community & Environment: 97
    • Total Score: 49.43

  • No. 137 - Greensboro

    Greensboro got a fairly decent boost thanks to a rank of No. 70 in Income & Employment.

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 129
    • Income & Employment: 70
    • Community & Environment: 167
    • Total Score: 48.12

  • No. 168 - Fayetteville

    

    It’s not that things are all unhappy around Fayetteville, it’s just that we didn’t exactly score well in a lot of the key factors for this study. Fayetteville does rank as the least happy of the major North Carolina cities in the study. Just behind Fayetteville overall is Jackson, Mississippi and Birmingham, Alabama.

    Fayetteville also took a hit, coming in at No. 181 on Lowest Income Growth and No. 180 on Most Work Hours.

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 161
    • Income & Employment: 155
    • Community & Environment: 171
    • Total Score: 40.83

  • No. 1 overall - Fremont, California

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 1
    • Income & Employment: 46
    • Community & Environment: 2
    • Total Score: 77.13

  • No. 2 - Columbia, Maryland

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 3
    • Income & Employment: 161
    • Community & Environment: 5
    • Total Score: 71.64

  • No. 3 - San Francisco, California

    

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 4
    • Income & Employment: 1
    • Community & Environment: 44
    • Total Score: 71.15

  • No. 4 - San Jose, California

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 2
    • Income & Employment: 6
    • Community & Environment: 55
    • Total Score: 71.00

  • No. 5 - Irvine, California

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 5
    • Income & Employment: 16
    • Community & Environment: 12
    • Total Score: 70.38

  • No. 6 - Madison, Wisconsin

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 10
    • Income & Employment: 11
    • Community & Environment: 19
    • Total Score: 68.10

  • No. 7 - Seattle, Washington

    

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 6
    • Income & Employment: 2
    • Community & Environment: 99
    • Total Score: 67.67

  • No. 8 - Overland Park, Kansas

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 12
    • Income & Employment: 54
    • Community & Environment: 13
    • Total Score: 67.46

  • No. 9 - Huntington Beach, California

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 9
    • Income & Employment: 51
    • Community & Environment: 43
    • Total Score: 66.43

  • No. 10 - San Diego, California

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 14
    • Income & Employment: 18
    • Community & Environment: 25
    • Total Score: 65.82

    What about at the bottom of the list?

  • No. 178 - Montgomery, Alabama

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 174
    • Income & Employment: 180
    • Community & Environment: 161
    • Total Score: 35.54

  • No. 179 - Huntington, West Virginia

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 182
    • Income & Employment: 39
    • Community & Environment: 141
    • Total Score: 35.53

  • No. 180 - Memphis, Tennessee

    

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 176
    • Income & Employment: 181
    • Community & Environment: 172
    • Total Score: 34.86

  • No. 181 - Gulfport, Mississippi

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 181
    • Income & Employment: 153
    • Community & Environment: 151
    • Total Score: 34.71

  • No. 182 - Detroit, Michigan

    

    • Emotional & Physical Well Being: 179
    • Income & Employment: 179
    • Community & Environment: 177
    • Total Score: 32.31