TLDR Sarah Caldwell of Greensboro won $100,000 on a $30 MAX-A-MILLION scratch-off ticket. She bought the winning ticket at Aly USA on South Regional Road in Greensboro. After taxes, Caldwell took home $72,018 when she claimed her prize on Monday. Twelve of 25 top prizes of $1 million and five of 10 $100,000 prizes remain in the game. Last week, Willie McCluney of Cherryville won $2 million on a $20 Ruby Red 7’s ticket.
A Greensboro woman has won $100,000 from a North Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off ticket. It is the first six-figure prize the lottery has announced this week.
The winner, Sarah Caldwell, played the $30 MAX-A-MILLION game. The game offers top prizes of up to $1 million.
Caldwell did not win a top prize. She won a second-tier prize of $100,000.
Winner Claims Prize at Lottery Headquarters
Caldwell bought her winning ticket at Aly USA on South Regional Road in Greensboro. Lottery officials said she visited lottery headquarters on Monday to claim her prize.
After taxes, she took home $72,018.
When the MAX-A-MILLION game launched, it had 25 top prizes of $1 million. It also had 10 second-tier prizes of $100,000.
As of this writing, 12 of the $1 million prizes are still unclaimed. Five of the $100,000 prizes also remain.
Lottery Paid Out Several Large Prizes Last Week
Caldwell’s win follows a busy week for the North Carolina Education Lottery. The lottery announced several large prizes in the days before.
The largest was a $2 million scratch-off prize. Willie McCluney of Cherryville won it on a $20 Ruby Red 7’s ticket.
McCluney bought the ticket at Delview Mart on Delview Road in Cherryville. The winner chose to take the prize as a $1.2 million lump sum.
After required tax withholdings, McCluney took home $864,126.