Loretta Mitchell of Winston-Salem took a chance on a $10 scratch-off ticket and won a $1 million prize.
Mitchell bought her lucky Jumbo Bucks ticket from Three Corner Food Mart on East 30th Street in Winston-Salem.
When Mitchell arrived at lottery headquarters to collect her prize, she had a decision to make. She could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. She chose the lump-sum amount of $600,000 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $426,063.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million per year for education. For details on how $21.4 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Forsyth County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.