Jhonatan Hurtado Espinal of Clayton tried his luck on a $10 scratch-off and won the first $1 million top prize in a new game.
Espinal bought his lucky $1,000,000 Bonus Match ticket from Compare Foods on East Second Street in Clayton.
When Espinal arrived at lottery headquarters, he had a decision to make. He could choose to receive his prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum of $600,000 and, after state and federal tax withholdings, took home $430,503…