17-04-2025
NC Lottery player wins $100K prize on lucky $20 play
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Alex Dawood, of Marvin, tried his luck on a digital instant game on Saturday and won a $100,000 prize.
He won his big prize on a lucky $20 play playing The Lamp. The odds of that win are 1 in 1,000,000.
Dawood claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Thursday in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $71,756.
In The Lamp, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. The top prize that can be won is $150,000.
Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery's website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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