Paula Carias of Morrisville took a chance on a $30 scratch-off ticket and won a $100,000 prize.
Carias bought her lucky 200X The Cash ticket from the Refuel on New Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh. She arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,019.
The 200X The Cash game debuted in March with six top prizes of $5 million and 18 $100,000 prizes. Five $5 million prizes and 13 $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.