James Lee of Wallace tried his luck on a $20 scratch-off and won a $2 million prize.
Lee bought his lucky 100X The Cash ticket from Murphy USA on South N.C. 41 in Wallace.
When Lee arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to collect his prize, he could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million. He chose the lump-sum amount of $1.2 million and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $855,006.
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 $4.4 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Duplin County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.