David Sang of New Bern is the first $1 million winner in the 100X The Cash scratch-off game
Sang bought the $20 ticket at the New Bern Oriental Market on Red Robin Lane in New Bern.
Sang claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. He had the choice of taking an annuity that has 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $423,011.
100X The Cash launched last month with three top prizes of $4 million and six prizes of $1 million. Two top prizes and five $1 million prizes remain.
Ticket sales from instant games like 100X The Cash make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million a year for the state. 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.