On Saturday afternoon, Ruth Robinson of Fayetteville was out running errands when she won herself a $4 million lottery prize and some “peace of mind”.
“I was coming from the grocery store and I thought I’d get everything while I was out,” she said.
So, Robinson stopped at the Short Stop on Skibo Road in Fayetteville and bought a $4,000,000 Gold Rush ticket.
“I ran it up under the machine and the machine said you have to go to the lottery,” recalled Robinson. “So, I put it in my pocket book and I came home because I was numb.”
Robinson, a retired dietary manager at a rest home, claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
She had the option of taking the $4 million as an annuity of $200,000 a year for 20 years or a lump sum of $2.4 million. She chose the lump sum and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $1,698,006.
Robinson plans to use her prize money to pay off some bills and “just nibble” on the rest. She says her big win will allow her to “have a little peace of mind.”
The $20 game launched in August with three top prizes of $4 million and six prizes of $100,000. One $4 million top prize and three $100,000 prizes remain to be won.
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I am so happy for my mother n law. She has worked hard her entire life and she deserved this. Congratulations
So happy for my mother n law she deserves it