Elizabeth Jarvis of Wake Forest took a chance on a $30 scratch-off ticket and won a $5 million prize.
Jarvis bought her lucky 200X The Cash ticket from Rose Mart on Durham Road in Wake Forest.
When Jarvis arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to collect her prize, she had a decision to make. She could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $250,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $3 million. She chose the lump-sum amount of $3 million and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $2,137,509.
The 200X The Cash game debuted in March 2022 with six top prizes of $5 million and 18 $100,000 prizes. Three $5 million prizes and seven $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how $64.1 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Wake County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.