Wayne County man collects $200,000 scratch-off prize

August 9, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 3:17 PM

Celestino Herrera Martinez of Dudley tried his luck on a $5 scratch-off and won a $200,000 prize.

Martinez bought his lucky Gold Standard ticket from Best Quality Inc on U.S. 117 South Alternate in Dudley.

He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required federal and state withholdings, took home $142,501.

The Gold Standard game launched in March 2022 with six $200,000 top prizes. Since Martinez won the last $200,000 prize, the lottery will begin the process of ending the game.

Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. Wayne County has received state grants totaling $30 million from monies raised by the lottery to help build the new Fremont Elementary School. For details on other ways money raised by the lottery made a difference in Wayne County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.

13 COMMENTS

8/12/2023 05:23 - Bryan C.

That's fantastic!! I have a couple of questions. First, why do you not notify potential Rewards winners via the message center instead of, OR, in addition to email? Secondly, what happens to unclaimed prizes in the Rewards Drawings? ThanksNC Lottery
Hi, Bryan! We initially message Lucke-Rewards and second chance winners through email, but we also follow up with phone calls and letters through certified mail if we don't hear from a winner before the claim deadline! If a winner doesn't claim their prize within 30 days, our team begins the process of contacting an alternate randomly-selected winner, and repeats that process as needed until an alternate winner is able to claim the prize.

8/12/2023 07:49 - carolyn b.

WHAT 2 COUNTIES DID THE AUG 11TH LFL 25,000 A YR 4 LIFE TICKETS GET SOLD IN ........NC Lottery
Hey there, Carolyn! One winning ticket was sold in Guilford County and another was sold in Forsyth County!

8/11/2023 10:02 - Ina H.

Great win!!!!!!!

8/11/2023 05:25 - Michael R.

When are yall gonna draw a good pick 4 number. Those numbers drawn are horrible. Yall must be scared of a lot of people coming to the headquarters so no Quads drawn, no 1234 ex.NC Lottery
Hi, Michael! We love it when popular numbers are drawn and players win lots of money because it makes players happy! However, we have strict rules in place to ensure that every set of numbers, regardless of popularity or possible payout, has exactly the same chance of being drawn in every drawing. We hope your favorite number hits soon!

8/11/2023 04:52 - Harold w.

Hi, How many members are there in The rewards program?NC Lottery
Hey there, Harold! We currently have 1,345,076 members in our Lucke-Rewards program!

8/11/2023 06:28 - Sabrina D S.

Congrats!!

8/10/2023 02:56 - Steven B.

wonderful bucket of good luck came your way

8/10/2023 01:17 - Kimberly F.

That was my favorite ticket congratulations God is good enjoy your winnings

8/10/2023 11:39 - Roger K.

Wow! That is amazing! I believe the LFL is RANDOM NUMBERS GENERATED, and cash5 is the ball drop machine. To only miss by 3 digit is amazing.

8/10/2023 04:07 - Brian T.

The 4 same numbers hit on Lucky for Life and Cash 5 for Wednesday's August 9th drawing. I'm impressed to say the least.

8/09/2023 10:16 - Joe S.

Congrats from Charlotte! :)

8/09/2023 04:50 - Tom a.

What is the record for most days in a row of row of winning Cash 5 grand prize draws NC Lottery
Hi Tom, we don't have a list with that information on-hand, but if you visit https://records.lotterync.net a member of our team can work to get that answer for you ASAP."

8/09/2023 04:17 - Troy W.

Congrats on finding that last big winner on this ticket before they retired it!

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Wayne County man collects $200,000 scratch-off prize

August 9, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 3:17 PM

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