A retired farmer bought that Powerball ticket worth $2 million at NC gas station

The lucky soul who bought a Powerball ticket worth $2 million at a North Carolina gas station has been identified as a man who spent 40 years working as a farmer.

Dietrich Kilpatrick of Dover stepped up to claim his prize on Wednesday, N.C. Education Lottery officials said in a March 19 news release.

The cash came to $1,440,201 after required state and federal taxes were taken out, lottery officials said.

“Kilpatrick plans to use his winnings to do some home repairs and donate to his church,” officials said.

Kilpatrick won with a $3 Power Play ticket purchased at the JD Gas & Grocery on N.C. 55 in Dover. He beat odds of 1 in 11.6 million by matching five white balls in the game.

A winning ticket was long overdue, he said.

“I’ve been buying Quick Picks in every drawing for like 10 years,” Kilpatrick said in a news release.

His initial prize was $1 million, but it doubled to $2 million when the 2X multiplier kicked in, officials said.

Kilpatrick was one ball shy of winning the jackpot in the March 16 drawing, which was $89 million, Powerball reports. The jackpot has since risen to $120 million for the March 21 drawing.

Dover is a Craven County town of around 350 people, about a 90-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.

This story was originally published March 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM with the headline "A retired farmer bought that Powerball ticket worth $2 million at NC gas station."