Cumberland County woman scores $1 million top prize

April 9, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 2:18 PM

Rose Pinkney of Fayetteville found herself the latest winner of a $1 million Colossal Cash prize.

She purchased her winning $30 ticket from the Speedway on Yadkin Road in Fayetteville.

Pinkney claimed her prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.

She had the choice of taking her prize as an annuity of $50,000 a year for 20 years or as a lump sum of $600,000. Pinkney chose the lump sum and, after state and federal tax withholdings, took home $424,509.

8 COMMENTS

4/11/2021 06:59 - Marva W.

God Bless??

4/11/2021 05:01 - Gloria C.

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

4/11/2021 08:37 - Donna R.

Congrats so happy for you.

4/10/2021 12:39 - Linda S.

Lucky, Lucky, YOU. Enjoy I would like to know why the scratch off million dollar prize is only $424,509 and a mega million, million get $707,501? NC Lottery
Hi Linda, great question! The difference lies in the payout options for each game. For the Colossal Cash scratch-off, the winner could choose a $600K lump sum (which was then taxed) or an annuity. For a $1,000,000 Mega Millions prize there is no annuity option therefore a player wins $1,000,000 minus taxes. We hope this helps you wrap your head around the difference!

4/09/2021 06:26 - michael s.

Ding, Dang it! That's the second million dollar lottery winner from that store within a year. I've got to start buying my tickets from there! If I can now fight my way through the crowds? Congratulations Rose Pinkney!!

4/09/2021 04:06 - MICHAEL B.

Congratulations Rose Pinkney!! Great win!!!

4/09/2021 03:49 - Daniel J.

It would be nice when a big winner like this is announced here that it would be mentioned how many more big winner tickets remain to be won on the game.NC Lottery
Hi Daniel, thanks for the feedback! If you ever want to check how many top prizes are remaining on a scratch-off game, we list that information on our scratch-off website here: https://nclottery.com/ScratchOff.

4/09/2021 02:34 - Douglas H.

Congratulations Rose Pinkney!! Wonderful win:-)

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Cumberland County woman scores $1 million top prize

April 9, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 2:18 PM