Jennifer Jackson of Elizabeth City scored the first $200,000 top prize in the new Mega Bucks game.
Jackson purchased her winning $5 ticket from the Speedway on U.S.17 South in Elizabeth City.
She claimed her prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $141,501.
Mega Bucks launched this month with 10 top prizes of $200,000. Nine top prizes remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million per 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.