CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One lucky woman, Nha Thi Hien Duong, is celebrating after she played "Hit $5,000" and won $1 million.

  • Duong purchased a $10 scratch-off ticket
  • She took the lump sum of $600,000
  • After taxes she takes home $423,009

Duong got her scratch-off ticket at Den’s Mart on The Plaza in Charlotte. 

She claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. Duong decided to take the lump sum of $600,000. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $423,009.

The Hit 5,000 launched in July with five top prizes of $1 million. Three top prizes remain in the Hit $5,000.

 

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