A High Point man is $200,000 richer after one scratch.
Hem Magar bought a $5 ticket for the '$500 Loaded' game at the Pick-N-Go on Eastchester Drive in High Point. Magar scratched his ticket in the store and saw he had won the top prize.
Magar claimed his winnings at lottery headquarters in Raleigh Monday. After federal and state withholdings, he took home $141,501. $500 Loaded launched in May with five $200,000 top prizes. There are three top prizes remaining.
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