Mooresville resident Francis Garcia Arita and his wife jumped for joy after becoming the first player to win a $100,000 prize playing a digital instant game. Mr. Arita said, “It was wild,” he recalled. “I still don’t believe it. Just unreal.” Winning $100,000 during the holiday season will take the edge off your emotions to start 2024 like a rockstar. Arita won his big prize playing The Lamp. He played $20 to win $100,000 and the odds of that win are 1 in 1,000,000. It might pay off to download the App like Arita did to play this digital lottery game.
What would you do with $100.000?
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Friday in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $71,256. Arita plans to pay some bills with his winnings and save the rest. The big win came less than a month after the launch of new digital instant games. The games offer a new way to play the lottery and win prizes. Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Eleven different games are available to play online now.
It goes without saying that during the holiday season, Play Smart, Gift Smart raises awareness that lottery tickets are not appropriate gifts for kids as part of a national gift responsibility campaign. Research shows that the earlier someone participates in or is exposed to gambling, the more likely they are to develop a gambling problem later in life. Check out the North Carolina Education Lottery’s blog to learn more.
