Charlotte woman wins $1 million on a scratch-off ticket

October 19, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 8:22 AM

Mary Szura of Charlotte tried her luck on a $10 scratch-off and won a $1 million prize.

Szura purchased her lucky 50X The Cash ticket from the QuikTrip on Monroe Road in Matthews. She claimed her prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.

She had the option of taking the $1 million as an annuity of $50,000 a year over 20 years, or a lump sum of $600,000. She chose the lump sum of $600,000 and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $424,503.

13 COMMENTS

10/21/2021 07:39 - Eugene H.

I also have the Colossal Issue. I cannot enter them via the NC lotto website or the mobile app. I'm also not a fan of the new scanner. The previous one worked and it was easy to use.NC Lottery
Hi Eugene, thanks for the feedback! Our engineers are aware of an issue affecting some Colossal Cash tickets and we hope to have it resolved soon. Please reach out at 1-866-934-0289 or visit https://nclottery.com/Help if the issue persists. We apologize for the inconvenience.

10/21/2021 05:28 - Amy G.

Congratulations!

10/20/2021 06:28 - Sonya V.

Congratulations

10/20/2021 04:48 - JULIA J.

I’m having the same issue with the Colossal Cash tickets not able to scan them. Invalid ticket submission is the error message I get and has been like this since last week. Please correct this as soon as you can.NC Lottery
Hi Julia, thanks for reaching out. Our engineers are investigating the issue now and we hope to have a fix soon. Please reach out to Online Support at 1-866-934-0289 or visit https://nclottery.com/Help if the issue persists. We apologize for the inconvenience!

10/20/2021 08:11 - Sean S.

LZ, I bought 3 "Collossal Cash" Tickets from a local store. I tried to enter the tickets for the second chance drawing and points. I got "Error Invalid Ticket Submission" when I tried scanning. I then tried manually to do the same; same results. Can you provide a solution?NC Lottery
Hi Sean, thanks for reaching out and we apologize for the inconvenience. We've received a few reports about this from other players and will let our engineers know. Can you please share the book and ticket numbers for the tickets you are trying to enter?

10/19/2021 11:29 - shirley b.

That should have been 999 NCEL and you all know it.

10/19/2021 09:42 - Marcia A.

Awesome!

10/19/2021 08:39 - Gloria C.

Congratulations to you and I wish you many more wonderful wins.

10/19/2021 11:47 - Tim M.

LZ, it worked now but still might be worth checking out.NC Lottery
Thanks for letting us know it's working now, Tim! Our engineers are looking into this ongoing issue and are continuously making improvements to better our players' online experiences. Please reach out to our support team at 1-866-934-0289 or visit https://nclottery.com/Help if the issue persists. Thanks for being a part of the NC Lottery community!

10/19/2021 11:41 - Tim M.

LZ, the scanner is not functioning properly! I updated, again, for the second time in about a month. This morning I tried to scan but it'll barely scan anything. It's like it's out of focus, a slight blur. Can you please fix this? Also, the most recent updates required me to update to continue whereas previously I could do it whenever I wanted?

10/19/2021 11:39 - Natalie R.

Congratulations!

10/19/2021 11:21 - Edward L.

Congratulations!

10/19/2021 08:55 - Tony T.

good for her ! just entered witches riches 2x but the entries didn't add on , one from yesterday didn't either. Still can't " earn points" with the mystery cash word thing...was able to get those points only 1x back on spt. 2, just fyi ..all can do is play for fun, no fun. 'fraid to enter any ticket numbers for points at this point.NC Lottery
Hi Tony! We're sorry to hear your points weren't added as expected. Please reach out to us at https://nclottery.com/Help and we can look into this for you!

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October 19, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 8:22 AM

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