RALEIGH — Kimberly Staton of Polkton won a $1 million top prize from a MAX-A-MILLION scratch-off ticket.
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She purchased the winning ticket from the 7-Eleven on Unionville Indian Trail Road West in Indian Trail.
Staton chose to receive her winnings as a lump sum of $600,000, opting out of an annuity of $50,000 paid more than 20 years. After required state and federal tax withholdings, Staton took home $432,068. She arrived at lottery headquarters on Friday to claim her prize.
Staton, the lottery winner from Polkton, always believed she would win a significant lottery prize.
“I’ve always said I was going to win one of those million-dollar prizes,” Staton said. “I felt like it was for me.”
Staton intends to use her winnings to buy a house.
She was eager to share the news of her good fortune.
After scratching her ticket, Staton said she told everybody she works with.
The MAX-A-MILLION game debuted in March 2025. It initially offered 25 top prizes of $1 million and 10 prizes of $100,000.Thirteen of the $1 million prizes and six of the $100,000 prizes are still available to be claimed.
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