Howell Lewis Jr. of Winston-Salem tried his luck on a $50 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize.
Lewis bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from the KP Food Mart on Old Thomasville Road in Winston-Salem.
He arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to claim his prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,514.
The $10 Million Spectacular game debuted in December with five top prizes of $10 million, 20 prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. Three $10 million prizes, seven $1 million prizes and seven $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
For details on how $20.8 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Forsyth County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.