Brittany Williams of Fayetteville credits a lucky feeling for winning a $200,000 lottery prize.
“I just had the feeling I was going to hit big,” Williams said.
On Friday afternoon, that feeling led Williams to The Corner Store on Cumberland Road in Fayetteville where she bought a Carolina Panthers scratch-off ticket.
“I was actually going to get one of those crossword tickets,” Williams said. “But I decided to get the Panthers ticket at the last second.”
When she scratched the ticket, she couldn’t believe what she saw.
“I saw the three zeros and the comma and was like, ‘No this can’t be,’” Williams said. “I started shaking. I thought I was going to have a heart attack.”
Williams claimed her prize Monday morning at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $141,003. She plans to use some of the money to get a new house.
The $5 ticket launched earlier this month with five top prizes of $200,000. Three top prizes remain.
All Carolina Panthers tickets can also be entered into three second-chance drawings for VIP experiences at a Panthers game. Players have the chance to win a luxury suite for all home games in the 2019 football season, a stadium tent tailgating package, or a behind-the-scenes game experience.
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