Lonnie Nicholson of Snow Camp tried his luck on a 20X The Cash scratch-off ticket and ended up a $250,000 winner.
He purchased his ticket at the Sheetz off Alamance Road in Burlington.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Thursday. After federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $176,876.
All Multiply the Cash games can also be entered into second-chance drawings on the lottery’s website. Prizes in the drawing include one $100,000 cash prize, eight $5,000 cash prizes, and 25 $500 cash prizes.
The entry deadline for the second of four 20X Multiply The Cash second-chance drawings is May 31 and the drawing is scheduled for June 3.
Ticket sales from draw games like Mega Millions make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million per year for education. For details on how $9.2 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Alamance County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.
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