Zer Yang of Winston-Salem tried his luck on a digital instant game on Sunday and won a $361,219 jackpot.
Yang played for $2 and won the top level “Gold” jackpot in Jungle Tumble, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win were 1 in 20 million.
He claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $260,115.
In Jungle Tumble, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Yang won the jackpot, it restarted at $80,000 and stands at over $83,000 as of Thursday afternoon.
Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Sixty-four different games are available to play online now.
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