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Mecklenburg County woman wins $25,000 A Year For Life prize using Online Play

May 12, 2020 Posted by NC Lottery at 5:11 PM
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Hadleigh Painter of Charlotte beat odds of one in 1.8 million in the March 26 Lucky for Life drawing and won the $25,000 A Year for Life prize.

She bought her lucky ticket using Online Play through the lottery’s website.

Winners are guaranteed $25,000 every year for life and have the option of taking a lump sum. Painter chose the lump sum of $390,000, and after federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $275,926.

Lucky for Life has 10 ways to win a prize and drawings are held on Monday and Thursday nights. Painter won the second-place prize. The top prize is $1,000 A Day For Life.

Online Play allows lottery players to purchase tickets online for four draw games, Carolina Cash 5, Lucky For Life, Mega Millions, and Powerball.

6 COMMENTS

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5/13/2020 08:20 - Louis A.

Congratulations, That's fantastic

5/13/2020 07:23 - Lisa M.

Congrats.

5/13/2020 02:16 - marcus c.

Congratulations

5/12/2020 11:04 - Wendy T.

WOW! That's AWESOME! Congratulations!

5/12/2020 10:45 - Sylvester U.

Congratulations hadleigh

5/12/2020 09:52 - Shermica C.

Congrats

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