That's the case for a Franklin County man after fortune smiled on him in a North Carolina lottery drawing.
Chris Franks, of Youngsville, won the $10 million Spectacular Second Chance drawing on July 3.
Franks had the option of taking a lump sum of $600,000 or receiving $50,000 for the next 20 years.
He chose the yearly payments, which after federal and state tax withholdings, left $35,753.
He took home his first payment earlier this month.
Franks beat more than 1.9 million entries.
Players get a second chance with their $10 Million Spectacular tickets by scanning the tickets into their lottery accounts where they are automatically entered into the drawing. Franks won the prize in the second of four $10 Million Spectacular Second Chance drawings. The next drawing is March 5.