ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — James Vandling from Mebane plans to take a dream vacation with his family after a $50 scratch-off ticket turned into a $1 million prize.
"I'm going to take my kids and grandkids to Disney World," he said. "We've never done that before."
Vandling said he bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from Hawfield General Store on South NC 119 in Mebane. HE said he originally stopped at the store for another reason.
"My nephew wanted a Gatorade, so we stopped," Vandling said.
He initially bought one $10 Million Spectacular scratch-off and won $500. So, he decided to try his luck again.
When he arrived at lottery headquarters Friday, he had a decision to make. He could choose to get the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000.
Vandling chose the annuity of $50,000 so for the next 19 years, he'll get a check for $50,000 until the full $1 million prize is paid. He received the first of the 20 payments on Friday.
"I kept telling people I was going to win big one day," he said.
The $10 Million Spectacular game debuted in December.
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