Larry Smith of Rocky Mount is the latest player to win $100,000 playing Crossword Money Multiplier.
Smith claimed the prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $69,251.
He bought the $5 ticket at Sabaa Grocery and Grill on Tarboro Street in Rocky Mount.
Crossword Money Multiplier launched in January with eight top prizes of $100,000. Three top prizes remain.
Ticket sales from games like Crossword Money Multiplier helped raise more than half a billion dollars for the state last year. For details on how over $23.8 million in lottery funds has made a difference in Edgecombe County, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.