RALEIGH – Rannie Brooks of Bessemer City became the latest person to claim one of the $100,000 prizes in the Millionaire Bucks game.
Brooks bought his lucky ticket at The I Market on West Trade Street in Dallas. After the required federal and state tax withholdings, he received $69,256.
The game still has six more $100,000 prizes to be claimed as well as four $1 million prizes and three $4 million top prizes.
Ticket sales from games like Millionaire Bucks made it possible for the lottery to raise more than half a billion dollars for the state last year. For details on how more than $88.6 million in lottery funds have made a difference in Gaston County, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.