When Artina Siler of Fayetteville scratched her Millionaire Maker ticket, she found herself looking at a $1 million top prize.
Siler purchased her winning $30 ticket from the 365 Fast Mart on North Reilly Road in Fayetteville.
She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
Siler had the option of taking the $1 million as an annuity of $50,000 a year over 20 years, or a lump sum of $600,000. She chose the lump sum of $600,000 and took home $424,509 after required federal and state tax withholdings.
Millionaire Maker is the first scratch-off to offer 30 $1 million prizes. Siler became the 12th person to win one of those $1 million prizes.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs like Millionaire Maker make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million per year for education. For details on how $21.9 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Cumberland County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.