RALEIGH – Hector Guerra of Charlotte is the latest player to win a $1 million prize in the 100X The Cash game. He purchased the lucky $20 ticket at the Royal Stop Citgo on Eastway Drive in Charlotte.
A $1 million prize in the game can be claimed in 20 annuity payments of $50,000 or a one-time payment of $600,000. Guerra chose the lump sum, worth $415,403 after required withholdings.
As of Wednesday afternoon, one $4 million top prize and one $1 million prize remains to be claimed in the game.
Ticket sales made it possible for the lottery to raise more than half a billion dollars for the state last year. For details on how $297 million in lottery funds have made a difference in Mecklenburg County, click on the “Where the Money Goes” tab on the lottery’s website.