A lucky man turned his $30 scratch off Lottery ticket to a big jackpot

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A lucky man turned his $30 scratch off lottery ticket to a big jackpot worth of $5 million

A North Carolina man recently became a millionaire thanks to a lucky scratch-off ticket.

Lottery officials with the North Carolina Education Lottery said Torrance Person took a chance on a $30 scratch-off ticket and won a $5 million prize.

Officials said Person won the price while playing the 200X The Cash scratch-off game.

He purchased the ticket from a 7-Eleven store on Greensboro Road in High Point. The Greensboro resident chose the lump sum option of $3 million.

Officials said after taxes, he took home $2,130,309. According to the North Carolina lottery, the 200X The Cash game debuted in March, offering six top prizes of $5 million and 18 $100,000 prizes.

Lottery officials said ticket sales from scratch-off games raise more than $900 million yearly for education.

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