Charlotte man bags $158,796 Digital Instant jackpot
RaspaPro Summary
Joshua Frazier from Charlotte won a $158,796 jackpot playing the Digital Instant game Bison Bonanza with a $2 play. He took home $114,350 after taxes. The jackpot restarted at $50,000 and has since grown to over $136,000.
Key points
- •Joshua Frazier won a $158,796 jackpot on the Bison Bonanza Digital Instant game.
- •He played for $2 and claimed $114,350 after taxes.
- •The jackpot for Bison Bonanza restarts at $50,000 and is now over $136,000.
- •The odds of winning this jackpot are 1 in 15.5 million.
- •Players can wager from 50 cents to $30 on the Bison Bonanza game.
Why it matters
This win demonstrates that Digital Instant games can award significant jackpots, which continuously reset and grow. Players can try their luck on 87 different online games, with various play amounts available.
Official release
Joshua Frazier of Charlotte tried his luck on a Digital Instant game and won a $158,796 jackpot.
Frazier played for $2 on Sept. 28 and won the top level ‘Epic jackpot’ in the Bison Bonanza game. The Digital Instant game features a progressive jackpot that can be won any time. The odds of that win are 1 in 15.5 million.
He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $114,350.
In the Bison Bonanza Digital Instant game, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Frazier won the jackpot, it restarted at $50,000 and has grown to over $136,000 as of Friday afternoon.
Digital Instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Eighty-seven different games are available to play online now.
Education programs in Mecklenburg County received $60 million in support from lottery funds last year. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
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