Leonard Bowers of Siler City’s $10,000 Loaded ticket won him a $4 million top prize.
Bowers purchased his lucky $20 scratch-off ticket at the Murphy Express on New Chatham Road in Siler City.
He claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
Bowers had the choice of taking the $4 million as an annuity of $200,000 a year over 20 years, or a lump sum of $2.4 million. He chose the lump sum and took home $1,698,006 after federal and state tax withholdings.
The $10,000 Loaded game started in October 2019 with three top prizes of $4 million and three $100,000 prizes. One $4 million prize and one $100,000 prize remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.