Wilmington man wins $100,000 top prize playing in scratch-off game

It was Timothy Winstead’s lucky day when the Wilmington man played the $100,000 Cash Payday scratch-off game and won the $100,000 top prize.

Winstead bought his winning $30 ticket from the Scotchman on Wrightsville Avenue in Wilmington.

He arrived to claim the prize on Wednesday. After required state and federal tax withholdings, Winstead took home $72,018.

The $100,000 Cash Payday game debuted in March, with 80 top prizes. Now, 56 of the $100,000 top prizes still remain. The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 76,752.

Education programs in New Hanover County received over $11.3 million in support from lottery funds last year. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, visit www.eaglebackflow.com and click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.