NC Grandma’s Family Celebrated Her $680K Digital Lottery Win with Dancing Emojis

A woman from Shelby “got to hollering” after winning the jackpot from one of the NC Education Lottery’s digital instant games. Her win came shortly after a man from Wanchese won a million dollars from a scratch-off ticket.

Her Family Responded with Dancing Emojis

The NC Education Lottery announced that a lucky grandma of four by the name of Annette Tennal has won a life-changing $676,572 jackpot from one of the lottery’s digital instant games. She was playing Bison Bonanza, staking $10 before winning the top-level Epic Jackpot in the game.

For context, Bison Bonanza allows players to participate with entries ranging from 50 cents to $30. The odds of winning the game’s top prize were 1 in 3.1 million, lottery officials said.

Tennal commented on her win, telling lottery officials that she didn’t know what was going on and started shouting. At first, she couldn’t even believe that her win was real.

I texted some of my family and they sent me back the dancing emojis.

Annette Tennal

After state taxes, Tennal took home $487,202. She said that she plans to use the money to pay bills and buy a new car.

Following the impressive win, the jackpot was reset to $50,000.

Wanchese Man Wins $1M from Scratch-off Ticket

A few days earlier, a man from Wanchese won a mouth-watering $1 million prize from one of the lottery’s scratch-off tickets. The man bought his lucky $30 MAX-A-MILLION ticket from the Duck Thru Food Store on NC 345 in Wanchese, officials noted.

The man claimed his prize last Tuesday, opting to go with the lump sum of $600,000. After taxes, he took home $396,060, the North Carolina Education Lottery clarified.

For context, MAX-A-MILLION was launched last March, featuring 25 top prizes of $1 million, as well as 10 prizes of $100,000. So far, 11 of the top prizes have been claimed, leaving another 14 for future winners. Six of the $100,000 prizes have also yet to be won.