A north carolina woman wins $1 million in scratch off lottery game

A North Carolina woman bought a $10 scratch-off ticket while shopping at a convenience store and later learned she had won $1 million, state lottery officials said.

Sherri Burch purchased her winning ticket from Countryside Food Mart in Statesville, about 40 miles from Charlotte, according to a statement from the NC Education Lottery.

It was a $1,000,000 Bankroll scratch-off ticket. Officials said that Burch went to lottery headquarters last week Thursday, February 23, to claim her prize.

The Maiden resident decided to collect the lump sum option of $600,000 and walked away with $427,503 after taxes, per the NC Education Lottery.

The other option was $50,000 in installments for more than 20 years, lotto officials said.