Lottery player spends $5 — and wins a huge jackpot prize in North Carolina
On April 13, the player bought a Magic Winnings Vegas ticket that won the game's top prize, making it worth more than $780,000, the North Carolina Education Lottery told McClatchy News via email.
Magic Winnings Vegas is a progressive jackpot game that offers online lottery tickets starting at 50 cents. To win the top-tier 'Alakazam' jackpot prize, a player must match several digital icons, per the lottery's website.
A spokesperson previously told McClatchy News the lottery can't pinpoint where players are when they buy their tickets for digital instant games. But lottery officials know the $780,794 winner lives in Raeford, a roughly 80-mile drive southwest from Raleigh.
As of early April 14, the lucky ticket holder hadn't claimed their prize. The winner has about six months to cash in, according to game rules.
The jackpot win came during a lucky weekend in North Carolina. Another online lottery player scored $100,000, and someone else bought a ticket worth $60,414, lottery officials wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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