NC man feels very lucky after $50 scratch-off ticket brings him $100K

• One lottery player in North Carolina turned a $50 scratch-off ticket into $100,000 windfall
• The fortunate Newton resident won a tier-two prize from the North Carolina Education Lottery's $8 Million Money Maker scratch-off game
• Three top prizes of $8m each and six tier-two prizes of $100,000 each, among other smaller prizes remain in play from the popular ticket

A lottery player felt very lucky after a $50 scratch-off ticket brought him a sweet six-figure prize.

On Tuesday, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced that one Newton resident scored a tier-two prize of $100,000 from its popular scratch-off ticket, $8 Million Money Maker.

"I’ll just give the money to my wife and let her figure out what to do with it," says the winner

The fortunate lottery player purchased his winning ticket at Fast Phil’s on Turnersburg Highway in Statesville.

To his surprise, he scored a tier-two prize from the $50 scratch-off for a $100,000 payday.

The Newton resident visited the Lottery headquarters on Tuesday this week to claim his big win.

Considering that state and federal taxes are applicable to lottery prizes in North Carolina, the lucky man's bank account increased by $71,764.

In an interview for an official with the North Carolina Education Lottery, the lucky winner said: "I am very, very lucky."

Recalling the moment he won the big prize, the fortunate man added: "When I told my wife how much I won, she was even more excited than me."

Jokingly, the fortunate winner added: "I’ll just give the money to my wife and let her figure out what to do with it. Whatever she decides is fine with me."

The Newton resident admitted that his wife will likely share the windfall with their three daughters.

Chances of winning $100K are 1 in 1.5 million

On December 3, 2024, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced the launch of the $8 Million Money Maker game.

As the name of the game suggests, it offers a top prize of $8m.

The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 3,042,264 and there are a total of three such prizes in play.

On the other hand, after the recent $100,000 win, there are six such prizes up for grabs from the $8 Million Money Maker scratch-off game.

The chances of winning a tier-two prize of $100,000 from the $50 scratch-off game are 1 in 1,521,132.

Within the lower tiers, a range of prizes between $25,000 and $100 remain in play.

The overall odds of winning any prize from the $50 scratch-off game are 1 in 4.14.

Image credit: North Carolina Education Lottery