RALEIGH – Nancy Smythe of Chapel Hill has claimed the $1 million prize she won in the June 3 Powerball drawing.
She purchased her lucky ticket, which beat odds of 1 in 5.1 million, at the Cedar Village Family Fare on Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill.
After required state and federal withholdings, Smythe received a check for $692,500.
Powerball tickets are $2 each with the Power Play feature available for an additional $1. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. each Wednesday and Saturday.
Ticket sales made it possible for the lottery to raise more than half a billion dollars for the state last year. For details on how $38.8 million in lottery funds have made a difference in Orange County, click on the “Where the Money Goes” tab on the lottery’s website.