20-03-2025
North Carolina man wins $2 million after buying lottery ticket at gas station
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Michael McKen, of Durham, bought a $20 scratch-off and won a $2 million top prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.
McKen bought his winning 100X The Cash ticket from Light House Food Mart on Buck Jones Road in Raleigh.
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When McKen arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to collect his winnings, he could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million.
He chose the lump sum of $1.2 million.
After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $861,006.
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