Ellen Wilson of Eden tried her luck on a $20 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize.
Wilson bought her lucky Big Cash Payout ticket from the Sheetz on Freeway Drive in Reidsville.
She arrived Friday to claim her prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,506.
Big Cash Payout debuted in July 2023 with four $2 million top prizes and eight $100,000 prizes. Two $2 million prizes and three $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
For details on how $5 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Rockingham County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.