Jacob Szymkowicz of Kannapolis is the first person to win a $200,000 top prize in the new Cash Vault scratch-off game.
The Cabarrus County man bought the lucky $5 ticket at the QuikTrip on Dale Earnhardt Boulevard in Kannapolis.
He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $141,003.
Cash Vault launched earlier this month with five top prizes of $200,000. Four top prizes remain to be claimed.
Ticket sales from instant games like Cash Vault make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million a year for education. For details on how $13.4 million raised by the lottery supported education programs in Cabarrus County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website, https://www.nclottery.com.