Dhan Diyali of Charlotte is the latest player to win $1 million playing the Million Dollar Fever scratch-off game.
Diyali bought the $10 ticket at the Circle K on Monroe Road in Charlotte.
He claimed the prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. He had the choice of taking a $1 million annuity that has 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum, and after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $417,009.
The $10 ticket launched in August with five top prizes of $1 million. Three top prizes remain.
Ticket sales from games like Million Dollar Fever make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.