Shawn Snook, of Statesville, celebrated his birthday a day early after a lucky Mega Millions ticket won him a $4 million prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “That was a nice ...

A lucky man in North Carolina had even more to celebrate on his birthday after scoring a massive $4 million lottery prize.

Not only did he buy his first house, but he had his name legally changed from Reginald Kenneth Dwight to Elton Hercules John.