North Carolina Woman Flips $20 Scratcher into $100,000 Payout

A Leland woman in North Carolina was able to secure a rather excellent jackpot after her $20 scratch-off ticket turned out to be a six-figure winner.

Another $100,000 Lottery Prize Drops in North Carolina

The ticket, worth $100,000, won the sum from the Ruby Red 7’s lottery game, and the ticket itself was purchased by one Mary Dillingham at Minuteman Food Mart on Mercantile Drive in Leland. 

The lucky winner has already scooped the winnings from the lottery headquarters on Thursday, May 28, with her story garnering more social media attention only recently. 

Naturally, the winner opted for the lump sum, which reduced her total payout to $72,016. The recent win brings the Ruby Red 7’s game closer to completion, as the game still has two unclaimed $100,000 prizes along with two $2,000,000 pots. 

Other Big Wins in North Carolina’s Lottery

Her story is not an isolated case, as another woman in North Carolina was also recently able to turn her scratcher into a six-figure payout. 

Ruth O’Neal Allen bought a $30 scratch-off ticket for the Cash Payday game only to realize shortly after that she had won a $100,000 prize. 

In March, a mother won a $707,600 jackpot playing a $1 digital lottery ticket, and opted for the $509,543-after-tax option, vowing to first take her children to Disney World.