CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — Satyaprasad Kiran of Cary took a chance on a $50 scratch-off from a Snack Shop in Cary and won a $1 million prize.
He bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from Snack Shop on N.C. 55.
Kiran arrived at the lottery headquarters Wednesday to claim his prize. He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum and after federal tax withholding took home $429,014.
The $10 Million Spectacular game debuted in December with five top prizes of $10 million, 20 prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. Five $10 million prizes, 15 $1 million prizes and 18 $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
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