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A North Carolina man went out for a special holiday soda — and returned home with a winning lottery ticket

Albert Clinton Jr. won $114,614 by playing Bingo Bucks, and took home just over $82,000 after taxes

Clinton intends to use the funds to celebrate the holidays with his family

A man's craving for a specific beverage led him right to a lottery jackpot.

When he picked up his winning ticket, Albert Clinton Jr., a resident of Gastonia, North Carolina, was out looking for a special soda: a can of the Shirley Temple 7-Up, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery .

In addition to purchasing the limited-edition beverage at the S'Mart on Bessemer City Road, Clinton also grabbed a Bingo Bucks ticket, a Fast Play game, at the counter.

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