Jennifer Kleinendorst of Willow Spring tried her luck in a second-chance drawing on Wednesday and won the $250,000 grand prize.
Kleinendorst won the top prize in the second of four 2025 Multiply The Cash Second Chance drawings. There were more than 23 million total entries in the drawing.
She arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $179,375.
Players get a second chance with their Multiply the Cash scratch-off tickets by scanning them into their lottery accounts where they are automatically entered into the drawing. In addition to the $250,000 top prize, the drawing had four $20,000 winners and 20 winners of $500. The third drawing will take place on Oct. 8.
For details on how $14.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Johnston County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.