Jeffrey Le Rose of Cary got the week off to a good start Monday by claiming a $1 million prize he won playing $5,000,000 Mega Cash.
Le Rose bought the $20 ticket at Parkway Convenience on Kildaire Farm Road in Cary.
He claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. Le Rose had the choice of taking a $1 million annuity that has 20 payments of $50,000 a year, or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $423,012.
The $20 game launched last year with three top prizes of $5 million and six prizes of $1 million. Two top prizes and two $1 million prizes remain.
Ticket sales from instant games like $5,000,000 Mega Cash make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million a year for education. For details on how $57.1 million raised by the lottery supported education programs in Wake County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website, https://www.nclottery.com.