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Franklin County man enjoys $1 million second-chance win

July 15, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:18 AM
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Chris Franks of Youngsville will receive $50,000 each year for 20 years after he tried his luck in a second-chance drawing and won a $1 million top prize.

Franks found out he won the top prize in the July 3 $10 Million Spectacular Second Chance drawing when he got an email from the lottery. There were more than 1.9 million entries in the drawing.

When Franks arrived at lottery headquarters to collect his winnings, he had a decision to make. He could choose to receive his prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the annuity option of $50,000 and, after federal and state tax withholdings, took home $35,753 in his first payment.

Players get a second chance with their $10 Million Spectacular tickets by scanning the tickets into their lottery accounts where they are automatically entered into the drawing. Franks won the prize in the second of four $10 Million Spectacular Second Chance drawings. The date for the next drawing is March 5.


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7/17/2024 09:03 - Eugene H.

Hi NCEL, How many entries were there for this 2nd chance draw? Is it one ticket = one entry?NC Lottery
Hi, Eugene! We received 1,942,054 entries into our 2nd $10 Million Spectacular second chance drawing! For this drawing, players received 1 entry for each ticket they entered. In some second chance drawings, players could receive multiple entries per ticket (for example, in our 2024 Multiply the Cash second chance drawings), but for our $10 Million Spectacular second chance drawings, it is a 1:1 ratio.

7/16/2024 09:04 - Kermit M.

Why can't I win a second chance drawNC Lottery
Hi, Kermit! It can definitely take a lot of luck to be a second chance winner. Each entry in our drawings is assigned a numerical value and we use a secure Random Number Generator (RNG) to randomly select the winning entries. Each entry has the same odds of being randomly selected - so while having more entries can increase a player's odds of being a winner, sometimes it only takes one lucky entry to win! We're wishing you lots of luck!

7/16/2024 08:37 - joseph P.

Congratulations Chris

7/16/2024 07:48 - eddie h.

Congrats. Chris on your win.

7/16/2024 06:49 - Gina C.

Thanks for the INFO., I understand now! Much appreciated.

7/16/2024 11:44 - Gina C.

I can't find anywhere on the site where I can see Cash5 EZ Match wins. I don't see it with the past draws on the Cash5 list, so where do you report those wins?NC Lottery
Hi, Gina! EZ match gives Cash 5 players the chance to win $500 instantly, and this add-on works similarly to our Fast Play games, where the outcome is randomly determined at the time of purchase. As these wins are under the $600 threshold for claiming at a lottery office or being subject to public information laws. That said, we may be able to find more info on this; if you're interested, you can submit a records request at https://records.lotterync.net and a member of our team will work to provide any information we can!

7/15/2024 10:24 - Vivian p.

Congratulations Chris on your Winnings. Enjoy

7/15/2024 10:12 - Rodney W.

Chris you were smart to take the annuity you will pick up an extra 150k . Congrats on the win .

7/15/2024 06:07 - Sherry L.

Congratulations!

7/15/2024 04:34 - Cardell W.

Congrats. Now, when will NC drop a damn quad. It’s almost approaching 4 yrs. Everyone knows the numbers are selected so select a quad. You’ll haven’t really paid out any big hits. Those trips ain’t paying out like that. Like come on. Sc has played quads twice in less than 6 months. Let’s go SC because Nc ain’t hitting on nothing.

7/15/2024 02:34 - Steven B.

oh,people do win.Now i know.

7/15/2024 01:29 - Joel N.

felicitaciones , el proximo sere yo lider. Dios primero..

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