John Rosser of Broadway tried his luck on a $10 scratch-off ticket and won a $1 million prize.
Rosser bought his lucky Jumbo Bucks ticket from Value Mart on Carthage Street in Sanford.
When Rosser arrived at lottery headquarters to collect his prize, he had a decision to make. He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. He 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 $4.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Lee County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.