Terry McCall of Efland won a $100,000 prize off of a $30 scratch-off ticket last week, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Monday. McCall bought his ticket from the Graham Grocery on North Carolina Highway 54.
McCall picked up his prize Friday at the lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal taxes, McCall is taking home $71,758. He said he will use his winnings to pay bills and help his family.
The scratch-off ticket was part of the Millionaire Bucks game, which debuted in October with four $5 million top prizes and 10 $100,000 prizes. According to the lottery, three $5 million prizes and eight $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Terry McCall said he plans to use his prize to pay bills and help his family. (Image via North Carolina Education Lottery)
Millionaire Bucks is one of several games offered by the lottery, which uses both physical and digital tickets. Last year, the lottery raised nearly $8 million for education in Orange County.
Chapelboro.com does not charge subscription fees, and you can directly support our efforts in local journalism here. Want more of what you see on Chapelboro? Let us bring free local news and community information to you by signing up for our newsletter.
Related Stories
‹
Orange County Woman Wins Lottery Jackpot of More Than $200,000Dorothy Chester of Cedar Grove won a $212,371 jackpot off a $1 lottery ticket earlier this month, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a release Wednesday. Chester played the online version of the lottery’s Cash 5 game. The odds of matching all five numbers winning the jackpot in this game are 1 in 962,598. […]
Hillsborough Woman Wins Jackpot of More Than $200,000 from $1 Lottery TicketSara Brewer of Hillsborough won a $215,051 jackpot off a $1 Cash 5 lottery ticket. Brewer bought the lucky ticket online for the lottery’s March 31 drawing. The odds of winning the jackpot were 1 in 962,598. Brewer claimed her prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she […]
Chapel Hill Man Wins $1 Million Lottery PrizeChapel Hill resident Joey Bass won a $1 million top prize on a $10 scratch-off game from the North Carolina Education Lottery, the organization announced Monday. Bass won one of four $1 million top prizes on the lottery’s Monopoly game, which debuted in November. He bought his winning picket from the Petro Mart on U.S. […]
Orange County Man Nets $100,000 Prize on North Carolina Lottery TicketOrange County resident Steven Smith found one of ten $100,000 prizes in a North Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off series.
Orange County Man Wins $200,000 Powerball PrizeAn Orange County man won $200,000 on a $3 Powerball ticket last month. Neil Warren of Rougemont bought his ticket online and matched all five numbers on the November 15 drawing to win $50,000. His Power Play ticket then quadrupled the prize money to $200,000. Warren claimed his winnings at lottery headquarters in Raleigh Tuesday. […]
Hillsborough Man Wins More Than $500,000 From Lottery TicketDaniel Allison of Hillsborough won a $512,111 prize off of a $1 lottery ticket last week. Allison bought his ticket for the Cash 5 game online, then matched all five drawn numbers to win the jackpot. The odds of such a win are 1 in 962,598. Allison claimed his prize at the lottery headquarters in […]
Pittsboro Man Wins Over $400,000 In Cash 5 Lottery JackpotVictor Correro, a resident of Pittsboro, won a $427,363 jackpot on a $1 Cash 5 ticket on Sunday.
Chatham County Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery PrizeAngelette Cheek of Pittsboro won the $1 million top prize in a new game from the North Carolina Education Lottery Sunday. Cheek’s prize came from a $10 ticket to the Emerald 10s game, which she bought from Neal’s Gas & Convenience on East Street. Cheek arrived at lottery headquarters in Raleigh Tuesday to pick up […]
Chapel Hill Man Wins $100,000 Second-Chance Lottery PrizeChristopher Lunsford of Chapel Hill won the $100,000 top prize in a second chance lottery drawing Wednesday. Lunsford’s win came in the third and final Money Rush Second Chance drawing, for which there were more than 7.7 million entries. Lunsford collected his winnings at lottery headquarters Thursday. After required federal and state taxes, Lunsford will […]
Chatham County Woman Wins More Than $300,000 on Lottery TicketLinda Denning of Pittsboro won a $369,962 jackpot prize off of a $1 Cash 5 ticket, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Tuesday. Denning bought her lucky Cash 5 ticket from Breeze Thru on East Street. Her ticket matched all five numbers in a February 26 drawing to win the jackpot. The odds of matching […]
›
