Dennis Colasuonno of Raleigh tried his luck on a $20 scratch-off ticket and won a $100,000 prize.
Colasuonno bought his lucky $100 Million Mega Cash ticket from the Sheetz on Ramble Way in Raleigh. He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,016.
The $100 Million Mega Cash game debuted this month with four top prizes of $2 million and eight $100,000 prizes. Colasuonno won the first $100,000 prize. Three $2 million prizes and seven $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
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 $65.1 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Wake County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.