Charlotte Man Wins $200K With Scratch-Off In North Carolina Lottery

It only cost him $5, but that lottery scratch-off ticket paid off for Alex Contreras of Charlotte. He won $200,000!

The NC Education Lottery says Contreras bought his winning ticket at the Han-Dee Hugo's on Brawley School Road in Mooresville, NC. He won playing Bonus Bucks. He's already traveled to the lottery headquarters in Raleigh to take home his share of the winnings. He received $142,021 after taxes.

Sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise an average of more than $2.5 million a day for education. Get details on how money raised by the lottery made a difference in Mecklenburg County in 2021. Visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.

Tonight is the big night people.  It is the Mega Millions drawing and Americans are ready to win the money! What if you won the lottery? My first thing would be paying off my bills, putting some away, and then most likely I would take a vacation.

The US has had a handful of record-setting lottery jackpots this year, and Americans are looking to get in on the action. A new report shows nearly a quarter of Americans play the lottery at least once a month, and almost half (44%) say they play more when there’s a big jackpot on the line.

Those who do strike it rich often try to keep the winnings quiet. 83% of Americans say they wouldn’t want to tell others if they won. Significant others are in luck though - people say they’d give their SO a little more than 25%, but also said they’d expect more than 25% if the roles were reversed. You can take a look at the full report here.