Johnathan Maness of Myrtle Beach, S.C., tried his luck on a $30 scratch-off, and won a $100,000 prize.
Maness bought his lucky Fabulous Fortune ticket from the Friendship Corner Store on South N.C. 49 in Burlington.
Maness collected his prize at lottery headquarters and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,019.
Fabulous Fortune debuted in July with six $3 million prizes and 18 $100,000 prizes. Four $3 million prizes and 13 $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how money raised by the lottery made a difference in North Carolina in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.