STEDMAN, N.C. (WTVD) — A Stedman man turned his passion for the digital instant game The Lamp: Dark Arts into a $123,503 lottery jackpot last Friday.
William Cox, who played for $5, hit the game's middle-tier "Cadabra" jackpot, part of a progressive prize that can be won at any time. With odds of 1 in 6.4 million, he described the win as "unbelievable."
"I've never won anything like this in my life," Cox said.
He claimed his prize on Wednesday at lottery headquarters, taking home $88,615 after federal and state tax withholdings. Cox plans to use the winnings to pay bills and visit his grandchildren in Michigan.
"It was just the right place, right time," he said.
The Lamp: Dark Arts allows players to wager between 50 cents and $30. Following Cox's win, the "Cadabra" jackpot reset to $25,000 and has since grown to over $31,000. Digital instant games are available exclusively online through the lottery's website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App, with 57 games currently offered.