Man's losing lottery ticket turns into $100,000 winner

Robert Baxter poses with his check for $100,000.
Robert Baxter poses with his check for $100,000.

A Traskwood man won $100,000 in the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery from a $5 ticket, lottery officials said.

Robert Baxter bought the originally non-winning $5 Giant Jumbo Bucks game ticket and then entered it into the Play It Again second-chance drawing. He purchased it from the Haskell Food Mart in Benton.

Baxter told lottery officials he plans on using his prize money to become debt-free.

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