CHARLOTTE, N.C. (News Release) — Matthew Simmons of Charlotte became the latest North Carolinian to collect a big Mega Millions prize Thursday when he picked up a $1 million prize.
He purchased his winning ticket for the July 2 drawing from the 7-Eleven on Freedom Drive in Charlotte.
Simmonsβ $2 ticket matched the numbers on all five white balls to win the $1 million prize. The odds of matching all five white balls in a drawing are 1 in 12.6 million.
He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and took home $707,501 after required federal and state tax withholdings.
No one won Fridayβs Mega Millions jackpot. The jackpot stands at $179 million as an annuity or $129.5 million cash for Tuesdayβs drawing. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.
Players can buy Mega Millions tickets through Online Play on the lotteryβs website, www.nclottery.com, with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App, or at any lottery retail location.
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Ticket sales from draw games like Mega Millions make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million per year for education. For details on how $60.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Mecklenburg County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the βImpactβ section.
