Carl Mac Phee of Shallotte tried his luck on a $20 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize.
Mac Phee bought his lucky $100 Million Mega Cash ticket from the Publix on East Oak Island Drive in Oak Island.
He arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,256.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how $5.9 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Brunswick County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.