Martha Starnes of Gastonia took a chance on a $30 scratch-off ticket and ended up winning a $100,000 prize.
Starnes stopped at the Omni Mart on South Union Road in Gastonia and bought a single $300,000,000 Supreme Riches ticket.
She claimed her prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After federal and state tax withholdings, Starnes took home $70,759.
The $300,000,000 Supreme Riches game launched in April 2019 with four top prizes of $10 million, six $1 million prizes and 15 $100,000 prizes. One $10 million prize, one $1 million prize and five $100,000 prizes remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million per year for education. For details on how $13.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Gaston County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.