The man decided to take a chance on a new lottery game — and it paid off, officials said.
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A North Carolina man was left trembling after he won the jackpot off a $20 lottery ticket.
Ricky Futrell bought a $100 Million Mega Cash scratch-off ticket from the Speedway on Richlands Highway, according to lottery officials in a May 16 news release.
He won the game’s top prize of $2 million, lottery officials said.
Futrell was the first person to win a top prize in the $100 Million Mega Cash game, which launched on May 2.
“I’m shaking,” Futrell told the N.C. Education Lottery. “It’s overwhelming.”
According to lottery officials, Futrell was offered the choice of receiving a $100,000 payout annually for 20 years or cashing out a lump sum of $1.2 million right away.
Futrell picked the lump sum and took home $852,126 after taxes.
Richlandsis about 84 miles east of Fayetteville.
This story was originally published May 16, 2022 1:20 PM.
Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday.
