Paul Jackson Jr. of Lexington tried his luck on a $25 scratch-off ticket and won a $100,000 prize.
Jackson, owner of The Drive-Thru on Randolph Street in Thomasville, bought his Spectacular Riches ticket at his store.
He collected his prize Thursday and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,017.
The Spectacular Riches game debuted in October with eight top prizes of $1 million and 20 $100,000 prizes. Four $1 million prizes and 10 $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day for education. For details on how $9.6 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Davidson County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.