David Webb of Stokesdale tried his luck on a digital instant game on Tuesday and won a $545,885 jackpot.
Webb played a $1 ticket and won the top level ‘Epic jackpot’ in the Wheel of Bonuses game, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win are 1 in 31 million.
He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $390,308.
In the Wheel of Bonuses digital instant game, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Webb won the jackpot, it restarted at $50,000 and has grown to over $98,000 as of Friday afternoon.
Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Thirty-six different games are available to play online now.
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