Ismael Mora is celebrating his good fortune after he bought a Fantastic 5’s scratch-off ticket and won $255,555.
He bought the $5 winning ticket at the Quality Mart on North Madison Boulevard in Roxboro.
He claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $180,807.
Fantastic 5’s launched in January 2018 with four top prizes of $255,555. Since Mora won the last top prize, the lottery is taking steps to end the game.
Ticket sales from games like Fantastic 5’s make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 million a year for education. For details on how $2 million in lottery funds made a difference in Person County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.