Jerry Wilson of Clayton just celebrated a day he will never forget after a $10 scratch-off won him a $1 million top prize.
“I have always dreamed of this,” he said. “This is the happiest day of my life.”
Wilson bought his lucky $10 Jumbo Bucks ticket Monday morning from the Han-Dee Hugo’s on South New Hope Road in Raleigh.
“This feeling just came over my body and I started shaking and crying,” Wilson recalled. “My emotions definitely got the best of me.”
Wilson said the workers in the store could tell right away that he won a big prize.
“They could just see it on my face,” he said. “They were so happy for me.”
When Wilson arrived at lottery headquarters Monday, 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 lump sum of $600,000 and, after required tax withholdings, took home $430,503.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing,” Wilson said.
He plans to use his winnings to pay off his house.
The Jumbo Bucks game debuted in June of 2023 with seven $1 million top prizes. One $1 million prize remains to be claimed.
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