Thomas Morris of Blairsville, Ga., is the latest person to play the Strike It Rich scratch-off game and win $200,000.
Morris bought the ticket at the Big D on U.S. 64 in Murphy.
He claimed the prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $141,003.
The $5 ticket launched in December with four top prizes of $200,000. Two top prizes remain.
Ticket sales from instant games like Strike It Rich 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 “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.