Man attempting to collect $600 lottery prize finds out he won $585,949

June 8 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man showed up to the state's lottery headquarters to collect what he thought was a $600 prize -- and was shocked to discover he had actually won nearly $600,000.

Joshua Locklear, 32, of Pembroke, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he bought a $10 50X The Cash Fast Play ticket at Pembroke Mini Mart when he noticed the jackpot had reached $585,949.

Locklear said he scanned the ticket and a message told him he would have to collect his prize at lottery headquarters.

The player said he studied the ticket and determined he had won $600. He arrived at lottery headquarters to collect the prize and was shocked to learn he had scored the $585,949 jackpot.

"When I heard, I was like, 'There's no possible way I actually hit the jackpot,'" Locklear said. "I couldn't believe it."