Gerald Lee of West End took a chance on a $20 scratch-off and won the first $100,000 prize in a new scratch-off game.
Lee bought his lucky $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe ticket from the Circle K on U.S. 15-501 in Carthage.
He arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to claim his prize and, after required tax withholdings, took home $71,506.
The $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe game debuted in December with four $2 million top prizes and eight $100,000 prizes. Four $2 million prizes and seven $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
For details on how $5.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Moore County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.