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‘I was just shaking’ says Mecklenburg County woman after $1 million win

December 10, 2020 Posted by NC Lottery at 12:08 PM
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Connie Lockhart of Charlotte tried her luck on a Power 10s ticket and scored a $1 million top prize.

Lockhart, who works as a receiving clerk, purchased her winning ticket from the Den’s Mart on The Plaza in Charlotte.

Sitting in her car, Lockhart started scratching her ticket and paused. “I just put it to the side because I’m like, ‘Mm, let me make sure I’m looking at it right,” she said.

Lockhart moved on to her two other tickets before coming back to her Power 10s ticket. “I picked that one back up and I scratched it some more to make sure I’m reading $1 MIL and then I was just shaking,” she recalled.

She claimed her prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.

Lockhart had the choice of taking the $1 million as an annuity of 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. She chose the lump sum and took home $424,503 after required state and federal tax withholdings.

“I’m paying my bills off,” she said. “Then I’ll help my daughter finish paying off her loan, eventually go on vacation when we can and build a deck on my house.”


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12/15/2020 05:52 - brian c.

Congrats to her. But the real winner was the Govt & the State. She won 1 million but can’t even get half.

12/11/2020 06:41 - Michael B.

Frankie- Charlotte has actually been a little dry lately. There was one 4 million win around March-April on WT Harris Blvd.

12/11/2020 05:47 - Nolan A.

CONGRATS!! Spend It VERY Wisely And NOT Foolishly

12/10/2020 11:36 - Gracie R.

Congratulation to you and Happy Holidays!!

12/10/2020 11:23 - ANGEL W.

congrats

12/10/2020 07:53 - Beverly R.

@Frankie T.- From checking the NCEL news blogs, to me it seems most of the big wins are in the smaller towns and counties.

12/10/2020 06:52 - michael s.

Congratulations Connie!

12/10/2020 03:57 - Gloria C.

Congratulations to you and I wish you many more wonderful wins.

12/10/2020 03:55 - stephane d.

Congrats, spend it well!

12/10/2020 03:19 - Frankie T.

Forgot to say congratulations on your win it is truly a great win for you!

12/10/2020 03:18 - Frankie T.

Hope everyone in Mecklenburg co. is playing the lottery, because its apparent they'll win 50% of the time. I stopped playing the scratch offs I do believe that certain areas are giving better batches of scratch offs and here is living proof.NC Lottery
We wanted to let you know we don’t know where the winning tickets will be and it is no easier to win the lottery in one place over another. No matter where you live you have the same chance to beat the odds as anyone else.

12/10/2020 01:07 - Michael B.

Congrats!

12/10/2020 12:19 - shirley b.

congratulations!!!!

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