Wake County man wins $488K jackpot on 50-cent lottery game"It was a life-changing event," said James Roy of Fuquay-Varina. "It was a life-changing event," said James Roy of Fuquay-Varina. FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake County man won a huge jackpot Friday playing digital instant games on the North Carolina Education Lottery app. ALSO SEE | Knightdale man wins $135,218 in digital instant lottery game"I said, 'Honey, we won a lot of money,'" he recalled. Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery's website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.