Dennis McIver Jr. of Fayetteville tried his luck on a $10,000 Loaded ticket and snagged the last $100,000 prize.
McIver purchased his winning $20 ticket from the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Country Club Drive in Fayetteville.
He claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $70,756.
The $10,000 Loaded game launched in October 2019 with three top prizes of $4 million and three $100,000 prizes. One top prize remains to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million per year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.