Johnnie Laws of Statesville is celebrating after he played $4,000,000 Diamond Dazzler and won $100,000.
Laws’ good fortune happened when he bought the $20 scratch-off ticket at the Good Deal on Newton Drive in Statesville.
He claimed the prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $70,507.
$4,000,000 Diamond Dazzler launched in September 2017 with three $4 million prizes, six $1 million prizes, and six $100,000 prizes. One $4 million prize, three $1 million, and three $100,000 prizes remain.
Ticket sales from draw games 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.