RALEIGH — Robert Havelka Jr., of Charlotte, bought a $2 Lucky for Life ticket and won a $25,000 a year for life prize, N.C. Education Lottery officials announced on Thursday.
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Havelka bought a Quick Pick ticket from Fast Mart on The Plaza in east Charlotte.
In the game, winners can choose $25,000 a year for the rest of their life, or a $390,000 lump sum.
Havelka chose the $25,000 a year for life on Wednesday at the lottery headquarters and after taxes, he will take home $17,938 in his first yearly payment.
The odds of winning that prize are 1 in 1.8 million.
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