A Georgia man visiting North Carolina for work stopped at a store in Lumberton and bought a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket that earned him a $1 million payday.

Michael Fisher was visiting North Carolina for work when he scored a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI UPI

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Georgia man visiting North Carolina for work bought a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket and wound up with a $1 million payday.

Michael Fisher, who lives in Fitzgerald, Ga., told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he was in the state for work when he bought a $1,000,000 Bonus Match ticket from Minuteman Food Mart on North Roberts Avenue in Lumberton.

The ticket turned out to be a $1 million top prize winner.

Fisher decided to take his prize as the full $1 million, received in annual payments of $50,000 over the course of 20 years. He ended up leaving lottery headquarters with $35,878, after required state and federal tax withholdings.