A lucky Raleigh man will not forget this father's day as he wins big
By Gaurav Bisht | Published June 21, 2022 08:00 am GMTJohn Rogers decided to treat himself two days ahead of Father’s Day. On Friday, the Raleigh man decided to buy a $20 scratch-off lottery ticket.
It led to him winning a $2 million prize. “When I was buying the tickets I said, ‘This is my Father’s Day gift to myself,’” Rogers said.
“This will be one Father’s Day I’ll never forget.” Rogers, 64, bought his lucky $100 Million Mega Cash ticket from Capital Food Mart on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh.
“I was kind of delirious to tell you the truth,” Rogers said. “It still hasn’t really hit me yet.” When Rogers arrived at lottery headquarters to collect his prize, he had a decision to make.
He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million.