Timmy Sartin of Reidsville tried his luck on a Diamond Mine 9X ticket and became the latest winner of a $200,000 top prize.
Sartin purchased his winning $5 ticket from DJ’s Community Mart on Iron Works Road in Reidsville.
He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and took home $141,501 after required federal and state tax withholdings.
Diamond Mine 9X launched in June with four top prizes of $200,000. Two remain to be won.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs like Diamond Mine 9X make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million per year for education. For details on how $4.7 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Rockingham County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.