Raleigh resident Richard Jones said he will use a $100,000 scratch-off prize to help take care of abused animals.
“My daughter is an animal rescue person and she has a 501(c)(3) that helps abused animals,” he said. “I’ll give her a nice donation to help the world a little bit.”
Jones bought his lucky $30 Millionaire Maker ticket from the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Creedmoor Road in Raleigh. He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,259.
“It’s nice to win but we will still go to the same hamburger place that we always go to,” Jones laughed.
Jones said in addition to donating some money to help abused animals, he plans to take a trip to Jekyll Island.
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.