A lucky Davidson County man wins a big jackpot recently in a lottery

Aurelio Agustin of Lexington tried his luck on a $25 scratch-off ticket and won a $100,000 prize.

Agustin bought his lucky Spectacular Riches ticket from Jol Food Mart on Lake Road in Thomasville.

He arrived at lottery headquarters last Monday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,507.

The Spectacular Riches game debuted in October 2021 with eight $1 million top prizes and 20 $100,000 prizes.

Two $1 million prizes and three $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

The winner has to reach the nearest lottery headquarters for further documentation formalities and for claiming their winning prize money, lottery officials said.

They also announced that the winner have only 180 days from the day of the lottery draw to claim the winning prize money.