A truck driver won millions from a lottery ticket purchased while passing through North Carolina for work, officials say.
On December 28, 2024, Inman, South Carolina-based truck driver Melchor Aguilar purchased the life-changing 200X The Cash scratch-off ticket at Kangaroo Express on East Swannanoa Avenue in Liberty, North Carolina.
The $30 scratchers ticket turned out to be a $5 million winner, according to North Carolina Lottery officials .
When Aguilar arrived at lottery headquarters to claim his prize, he chose to take the lump sum of $3 million instead of an annuity of $250,000 over 20 years.
After taxes, Aguilar took home took home $2,152,508.
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