Daniel Jenkins of Sneads Ferry tried his luck in a second-chance drawing and won $154,896.
Jenkins won the prize in the Nov. 2 Carolina Jackpot second-chance drawing. His win occurred in the fourth of five drawings in the promotion. His entry was picked from more than 8.5 million entries.
Jenkins arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $109,992.
Players get a second chance with their Carolina Jackpot tickets by scanning the tickets into their lottery accounts where they are automatically entered into the next drawing. The first four drawings featured a rolling jackpot and the fifth drawing features a top prize of $200,000.
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