Richard Barnes of Raleigh tried his luck on a $25 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize.
Barnes purchased his lucky Spectacular Riches ticket from the Saratoga Mart on Main Street in Saratoga in Wilson County. He claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $70,757.
Spectacular Riches started this month with eight top prizes of $1 million and 20 $100,000 prizes. All of the $1 million prizes and 18 of the $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million a year for education. For details on how $62.8 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Wake County in 2020, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.