Israel Carbajal of Rocky Point is the first player to win the top prize of $200,000 in the new $500 Frenzy scratch-off game. He purchased the winning ticket for $5 at the Hampstead Country Store on U.S. 17 South in Hampstead.
Carbajal claimed his prize money Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal withholdings, he received a check for $139,003.
Frenzy scratch-off games have big top prizes, but are also loaded with prizes that can make someone’s day. Besides five $200,000 top prizes remaining, $500 Frenzy still has more than $5.6 million in $500 prizes in the game. Since the game began July 4, players have won $677,000 in $500 prizes.
Ticket sales make it possible for the lottery to raise more than half a billion dollars a year for education. To see how the funds support specific programs in every county, visit nclottery.com and click on the “For Education” page.