North Carolina Teenager Wins A 1 Million Dollar Lottery

What were you doing at 18 years old? Maybe wrapping up high school and getting ready to choose a college or a career. Not Jalen McLean. This North Carolina teenager wins a 1 million dollar lottery jackpot and now must choose what to do with all that money. And he has his sister to thank for the windfall.

According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Jalen from Raleigh asked his sister to pick out a scratch off ticket for him. She chose a 10 dollar Jumbo Bucks ticket from the Volero on South McPherson Church Road in Fayetteville. They both sat down together to scratch it off. This North Carolina teenager wins a 1 million dollar lottery. And his sister Dasha said Jalen just had a huge smile on his face. McLean is the youngest of five kids.

According to our source, wxii12.com, "He could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. McLean chose the annuity of $50,000. For the next 19 years, until he is 38, he’ll get a check for $50,000 until the full $1 million prize is paid." This gives Jalen lots of time to choose what he wants to do in the future. He has already received his first payment. After taxes he got a check for $35,753. The 18 year old says the first thing he is going to do with his prize money is buy an Audi.

2 one million dollar tickets are still out there for the Jumbo Bucks. 63.5 million dollars has reportedly been raised for Wake County education programs by the North Carolina Education Lottery. A North Carolina teenager wins 1 million dollars. What would you do? It's always fun to imagine what you would do if you suddenly found yourself in possession of a million bucks. I would try and take 10% off the top to give to a worthy cause and then just take a moment to breathe. It's fun to dream.

There are some states that are luckier than others. There is no doubt about it. North Carolina made the list of 15 lucky states in the United States, according to OLBG. Everyone has fantasized about winning the lottery, whether it's the Mega Millions or the Powerball. Whether you're planning a lavish vacation, buying a house, treating a loved one, giving to charity, or all of the above, when we buy a ticket we always have a little bit of hope and our imaginations go wild when we hear about the unclaimed winning ticket...

When it comes to winning big on the lottery, which states are the luckiest? To determine where in America has the greatest likelihood of winning the big bucks, OLBG analyzed all lottery winners in the U.S. with a jackpot of $300 million or more. You can see the top 15 states below.

California was ranked 12th luckiest state despite having the highest number of big lottery winners, primarily because the state has such a large population that there are very few lottery winners, and the average winning ticket for a California winner is only $190.5 million.

North Carolina has won a whopping $1.1 billion between both lottery winners, making its average winning ticket $550 million, the highest in the country. As a result of its higher population, North Carolina didn't quite capture the title by itself, with a lower percentage of its population winning than New Hampshire.

In terms of lottery jackpot winners, New Hampshire and North Carolina share the gold for the luckiest states. Residents in New Hampshire have won a total of $693.7 million, which is an average of $346.85 million per winning ticket. As one of the states with the highest percentage of people who have won over $300 million, New Hampshire has the third smallest population.