Nakeyia Fuller of Henderson took a chance on a $10 scratch-off ticket on Thursday and won a $1 million prize.
Fuller bought her lucky 50X The Cash ticket from Granville Food Mart on N.C. 158 in Oxford.
When Fuller arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday, she had a decision to make. She could choose to receive her prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. She chose the lump-sum amount of $600,000 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $427,503.
The 50X The Cash game debuted in February with six top prizes of $1 million. Two $1 million prizes remain to be claimed.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.8 million a day on average for education. For details on how $2.7 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Vance County in 2022, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.