Gastonia Man Cashes In On $1 Million Lottery Win

It's the dream. You win the lottery and your financial worries presumably melt away. Well, one Gastonia North Carolina man is celebrating his recent $1 million lottery win. Let's find out where he bought the winning ticket and how much he walked away with.

The Gastonia man with the $1 million lottery win is Pablo Bustamante. And, he recently played the 50X The Cash ticket. According to WCNC, Bustamante bought the ticket on Bessemer City Road from the Triple E Express & Grill. And, his $1 million win was the ticket's top prize. But, lottery officials say there's one more top prize still out there.

And, in case you're wondering how much cash this $1 million lottery win left the man with after taxes, here's how it breaks down. Bustamante opted for the lump sum of $600,000, which amounted to $429,003 after taxes.

And, I can hear people now complaining about the amount. However, when in your life will you take home close to a half million dollars after spending just $10 and 30 seconds to scratch some numbers? So, unless you can beat that, I don't really have a gripe.

We always get into the Powerball jackpot, and, we never win. But, I more often hear of these folks all around me snagging big cash with simple scratch off tickets. So, I may vary up my game moving forward. In the meantime, congratulations to Pablo Bustamante on his $1 million lottery win!

What would you do if you won big in the lottery? I know the shock may surprise us all and put us in a daze for a second, but at some point, we've got to spend the money. So, what are we buying first? Well, let's start with finding a way to win the big prize first.

Lotto Edge is naming the top South Carolina lottery scratch-offs that you could play. Scratch-offs are some of the people's favorites to play throughout the years. Nice and quick and either you win or you don't but you find out pretty instantly. How do you pick which scratch-offs you play? Each scratch-off has its different odds of winning and it's good to know those odds to be able to help better your chances to win. Check out what Lotte Edge is naming as the top South Carolina lottery scratch-offs. Here are 6 out of the 10 that have the best overall odds of winning. Check out the full list here and see which other scratch-offs aren't listed below.

The 100X scratch-off is coming in at No. 6. The ticket costs about $1 each for you to be able to purchase to play. Your overall odds of winning are about 1 in 3.48. Not so bad, right? Win possibly $300,000 or more when playing this infamous scratch-off game in South Carolina. What would be the first thing you would purchase with that kind of grand prize?

Why not play King's Ransom up next? With King's Ransom, you have a possibility with a 1 in 3.47 odds of winning this lottery game. The ticket costs only $10 so talk about profit margin if you win big with this scratch off. Might as well give it a try.

Come on, $500,000 sounds like a good time! If you play the $500,000 Multiplier Money then you could really win big with this one. Only costing you $10 per ticket, you have the chance to win with a 1 in 3.44 odds of winning.

Coming in at No. 3 is another famous one that people love to play. The Mighty Jumbo Bucks scratch off is one of those ones that people love. Only $10 per ticket, you have the possibility to profit pretty BIG. You will have a 1 in 3.40 odds in winning this grand prize.

The prizes are getting bigger and the odds are getting better. Spend just $10 and you have the chance to be a million-dollar winner. Now, a million dollars can really do some crazy things to your life. With a 1 in 3.23 chance of winning, a million dollars could be yours!

Now, if you thought a million was a great time then what about $2 million? That's right, the Fastest Road to $2 million scratch off is the number one spot. With a 1 in 3.06 overall odds in winning, this could be the best chance for you to win big. It's the #1 scratch off for South Carolina.