Sidique Bundu of Greensboro took home the second-place prize in Monday’s Lucky for Life drawing, winning $25,000 A Year for Life.
Bundu purchased his ticket from Great Stops on Summit Avenue in Greensboro.
His ticket matched all five white balls, beating odds of one in 1.8 million.
Winners are guaranteed $25,000 every year for life and have the option of taking a lump sum. Bundu chose the lump sum of $390,000. He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday and after federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $275,925.
Lucky for Life has 10 ways to win a prize and drawings are held on Monday and Thursday nights. The top prize is $1,000 A Day For Life.
Ticket sales from draw games like Lucky For Life make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million a year for education. For details on how $31.9 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Guilford County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.