A woman in southeastern North Carolina beat odds of 1 in 1,354,380 to be the first jackpot winner in the aptly named $1,000,000 Money Rush game. Barbara Jenkins, of Richlands, paid $10 for the scratch-off ticket, which means she got a $100,000 return for every buck she spent.

Lottery players can be quirky, from the way they pick numbers to the days they play, but one North Carolina man hit it big with a “specific way” of scratching them. Douglas Watkins of McDowell County does it in reverse, so to speak.

In North Carolina, drawing game winners have about six months to cash in. The Cary player didn’t waste time, claiming their prize as of Jan. 23, a lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News via email. Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.