Mario Paniagua Garcia of Thomasville found himself the latest winner of a Jumbo Bucks $1 million top prize.
Paniagua Garcia purchased his lucky $10 ticket from the Cross Road Curb Market on Blair Street in Thomasville.
He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
Paniagua Garcia had the choice of taking the $1 million as an annuity of 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. He opted for the lump sum of $600,000 and took home $424,503 after required state and federal tax withholdings.
Jumbo Bucks launched in April with eight top prizes of $1 million. Four top prizes remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games like Jumbo Bucks make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how $9.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Davidson County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.