Ryan Patrick of Oswego, N.Y. bought a $30 scratch-off and won a $10 million prize.
Patrick bought his lucky $10,000,000 Colossal Cash ticket from Pick-N-Go on Eastchester Drive in High Point.
When Patrick arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday, he had the option of collecting the prize as an annuity of $500,000 a year over 20 years or taking a lump sum of $6 million. He chose the lump sum of $6 million and, after state and federal tax withholdings, took home $4,260,609.
Since Patrick won the last $10 million top prize in the Colossal Cash game, the lottery will begin the process of ending the game.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.