RALEIGH — A stop for gas on Sunday morning led Demarte Harris, of Salisbury, to win the first $200,000 top prize in a new lottery game.
“I usually like to buy tickets when I stop for gas,” Harris said. “I like playing the new games.”
He bought the $200,000 Money Rush ticket from the Kangaroo Express on Statesville Road in Salisbury.
After collecting his prize at lottery headquarters on Monday, Harris took home $143,501 after state and federal tax withholdings.
He plans to use his winnings to buy a house.
The $200,000 Money Rush game still has three top prizes remaining to be claimed.
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