Woman can finally take honeymoon after $1M lottery scratch-off win
By WTVD Staff
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RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Cheryl Bach of Holly Springs and her husband have been married for 31 years but have never taken a honeymoon.
That will change after Bach won $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket.
“I’m going to take a vacation with my husband that will finally be our honeymoon,” she said. “I haven’t decided where yet.”
She bought a $10 Million Spectacular ticket from the Harris Teeter on Village Walk Drive in Holly Springs. She said she called her husband immediately to share the big news.
“He didn’t believe me,” Bach said. “I had to take a picture to show him.”
She said it took her some time to calm down.
“I had to put my glasses on to make sure I was seeing it right,” Bach said with a laugh. “I was shaking for the rest of the day.”
Bach went to lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday to claim her prize. Given the choice of an annuity of $50,000 for 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000, she chose the lump sum.
After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $430,514.
In addition to her honeymoon, she said she plans to pay some bills.
The $10 Million Spectacular game debuted in December 2023 with five top prizes of $10 million, 20 prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000.
All the $10 million prizes have been claimed.
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