Charles Queen of Kings Mountain said it felt great to win $5,000 instantly playing the "$4,000,000 Cash Blowout" scratch-off game. He bought his winning ticket at the Circle P Food Mart on Phifer Road in Kings Mountain.
Queen, a barber, collected his winnings Monday at the lottery's Charlotte claim center. There, he told lottery officials he planned to put his prize money in the bank.
After state and federal taxes Queen took home about $3,400.