WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Christopher Sink, of Winston-Salem, bought a $50 scratch-off on Thursday and won $10 million, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.
“Sometimes you have a gut feeling,” he said. “It just happened to be my lucky day.”
Sink, an owner of a construction business, bought his winning $10 Million Spectacular ticket from KP Food Mart on Old Thomasville Road in Winston-Salem.
“I was really nervous at first,” he said. “It was kind of a crazy feeling.”
After staring at his ticket for a long time, Sink said he started to worry he might lose it.
“I didn’t want the wind to blow it away,” he said.
Sink’s win marks only the second $10 million win in North Carolina so far this year. This win was not his first stroke of good luck, though.
“I actually won $10,000 last week on a different ticket,” he said. “It’s kind of hard to fathom.”
When Sink arrived on Thursday to collect his winnings, he had a decision to make.
He could choose to receive his prize as an annuity of $500,000 a year over 20 years or a lump sum of $6 million.
He chose the lump sum of $6 million.
After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $4,305,014.
“I’m tickled to death about this,” he said.
Sink said he plans to use his winnings to pay bills, invest and buy equipment to help his construction business.
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