Joseph Bumgarner of Wilkesboro is the latest player to win $300,000 after playing the $300,000 Jackpot scratch-off game.
Bumgarner claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $207,751.
Bumgarner bought the $5 ticket at the P&J Express on U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro.
The game launched in January with four top prizes of $300,000. One top prize remains.
Ticket sales from games like $300,000 Jackpot 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 $31.2 million in lottery funds have made a difference in Wilkes County, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.