(CNN) — When a North Carolina man headed to a convenience store on Tuesday, he had no idea luck was on his side. Jerry Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elk, found a $20 bill in the parking lot of the store, he said in a news release. He spent it on a scratch-off lottery ticket – and won $1 million. Hicks used the money to buy an Extreme Cash scratch-off, according to the release. “They actually didn’t have the ticket I was looking for, so I bought that one instead,” he said. Hicks claimed his prize on Friday at the North Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters. He chose to receive the pri…