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Raleigh man bags $1 million scratch-off prize

Rubio bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from EP Mart on Atlantic Avenue in Raleigh.
Posted 2024-05-09T17:50:56+00:00 - Updated 2024-05-09T17:55:05+00:00

A Raleigh man tried his luck on a $50 scratch-off and won a $1 million prize.

Cesar Rubio bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from EP Mart on Atlantic Avenue in Raleigh.

When Rubio arrived Thursday to collect his winnings, he chose the lump sum option of $600,000. After taxes, Rubio took home $429,014.

The $10 Million Spectacular game debuted in December with five top prizes of $10 million, 20 prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. Three $10 million prizes, 13 $1 million prizes and 12 $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

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