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On birthday, UNC Wilmington student buys first lottery ticket, wins $100,000

March 10, 2022 Posted by NC Lottery at 2:32 PM
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Laniah Ashley, a UNC Wilmington student from Clinton, played the lottery for the first time on her 19th birthday and won a gift of $100,000.

“I kept looking at the numbers and reading the rules over and over again,” Ashely said. “I was too stunned to speak.”

Ashley, a first-year student, came home this week for spring break. She turned 19 on Wednesday, so she celebrated her birthday with her grandparents at a Chinese restaurant. After dinner, she stopped by the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Southeast Boulevard in Clinton and purchased a $20 100X The Cash scratch-off.

“It was my first time ever buying a ticket,” Ashley said. “I thought the colors on the ticket looked pretty so I chose that one."

Ashely said she went back to her grandparents’ house to scratch the ticket. They were all sitting together at the table when she realized she won.

“At first I kept it to myself because I didn’t want to sound crazy,” Ashley said. “I was too excited to believe it was true.”

Ashley arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,016.

Ashley, a biology major who plans to attend medical school, said she wants to put some money toward paying for school and help out her grandparents as well.


14 COMMENTS

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3/12/2022 03:37 - Pamela F.

That is so amazing. Happy Birthday Ashley and congratulations!!!I've been playing for years and have not come close to that

3/12/2022 01:22 - Joel S.

Congratulations ??

3/12/2022 10:51 - Bevlin D.

Congratulations!

3/11/2022 12:10 - Sheila I.

Congrats to her. Has anybody seen the 100x on this game? Does it really exist? Lol.

3/11/2022 12:16 - Mary G.

Wow! Great karma for Ashley paid off!

3/10/2022 09:42 - Scott M.

@jia I bought one and won $40. Sometimes you just get lucky

3/10/2022 08:35 - Charles H.

Best I've done on this ticket is $1000. Not shabby, but I should've won more.NC Lottery
Still a good win, Charles! Congratulations!

3/10/2022 08:30 - cynthia w.

congrtulations! I've been playing for a couple of years, & you play first time & hit, wow.

3/10/2022 07:52 - Michael B.

What’s the email I sent ticket ideas too ?NC Lottery
Hi there, Michael! You could send that to our Customer Services email here: Player.Info@lotterync.net

3/10/2022 07:23 - Gloria C.

Congratulations to you and I wish you many more wonderful wins. Glad to know you are going to help out your grandparents.

3/10/2022 05:54 - Brian L.

@Jia, you can buy 50,000 lottery tickets and win nothing. And one person comes along, randomly does a Quick Pick for the 1st time, and win everything.

3/10/2022 05:40 - Jennifer F.

That’s pretty cool, congratulations and happy birthday.

3/10/2022 04:03 - Ryan D J.

Heartwarming :)

3/10/2022 02:55 - JIA L.

i bought at least 100 of this ticket the most i ever won is 200...

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