Eric McVey of Hampstead tried his luck on a CA$H PLU$ ticket and won a $200,000 top prize.
McVey purchased his winning $5 ticket from the Hampstead Country Store on U.S. Highway 17 South in Hampstead.
He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and took home $141,501 after required federal and state tax withholdings.
CA$H PLU$ launched in March with six top prizes of $200,000. Two remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs like CA$H PLU$ make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how $4 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Pender County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.