RALEIGH, N.C. — A High Point man has cashed in big after purchasing a $50 scratch-off ticket.
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Vasilios Papageorgiou bought a $10 Million Spectacular ticket from the Horneytown Country Store on North Main Street in High Point. He ended up winning one of the $1 million prizes available.
The NC Education Lottery said Papageorgiou claimed his winnings Tuesday, choosing to take a lump sum of $600,000 instead of an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years. After tax withholdings, he walked away with $429,014.
According to the state lottery, the $10 Million Spectacular ticket debuted in December with "five top prizes of $10 million, 20 prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. There are still three $10 million, six $1 million and seven $100,000 prizes available.
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