Rogelio Estrada Benitez of Dobson is celebrating after he bought a Big Win scratch-off ticket and won $400,000.
His good luck happened when he stopped at the Stop N Go on Rock Quarry Road. in Raleigh and bought the $5 ticket.
He claimed the prize Monday. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $282,005.
Big Win launched in January with four top prizes of $400,000. Because Estrada Benitez is the last player to win a top prize, the lottery is taking steps to end the game.
Ticket sales from games like Big Win 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.