Steven Moore of Reidsville is the latest person to play Extreme Millions and win the state’s largest scratch-off prize of $10 million.

Moore, who served in the Air Force for 27 years, stopped by the ET Food Mart on Barnes Street in Reidsville on Tuesday night and bought two Extreme Millions scratch-off tickets. He took them back to his car where his wife was waiting and started scratching. The first ticket wasn’t a winner, but then he scratched the second one.

“We both started screaming,” Moore said. “I was pretty excited!

Moore claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. He had the choice of taking a $10 million annuity that has 20 payments of $500,000 a year or a lump sum of $6 million. He chose the lump sum and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $4,170,069. He plans use some of the money to pay bills and travel with his family.

The $30 ticket launched in December 2016 with four top prizes of $10 million and 22 prizes of $1 million. Two $10 million prizes and 13 $1 million prizes remain. Players can also enter their tickets for a chance to win $1 million in a second-chance drawing. Three second-chance drawings remain.

Ticket sales from draw games like Extreme Millions make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million a year for the state. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.