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Rowan County woman collects $400,000 scratch-off prize

May 16, 2022 Posted by NC Lottery at 12:21 PM
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Madelin Contreras of Cleveland took a chance on a $5 scratch-off ticket and won a $400,000 prize.

Contreras bought her lucky $35,000,000 Blowout ticket from the Salisbury Mini Mart on South Main Street in Salisbury. She arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $284,041.

The $35,000,000 Blowout game started in January with four top prizes of $400,000. Two top prizes remain to be claimed.

Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million per year for education. For details on how $7.4 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Rowan County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.

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5/17/2022 01:45 - paul h.

congratulation enjoy your win and be safe spend it like that all you have.

5/17/2022 09:44 - carolyn b.

WHAT COUNTY WAS THE MAY 16TH 25,000 LFL TICKET WON IN......NC Lottery
Hi, Carolyn! The $25,000 A Year For Life winning ticket was sold through Online Play to a player in Mebane, NC, so either Alamance or Orange County!

5/17/2022 05:31 - Amy G.

Congratulations!

5/17/2022 12:10 - vanessa b.

Congrats

5/16/2022 10:41 - jewell s.

Where can I look to see if I won anything?NC Lottery
Hi, Jewell! If you are looking for Online Play wins, you will get an email notifying you of your win! For physical tickets, you can scan your tickets on our mobile app or manually enter the code on your tickets on our site or in the app to see if you were a lucky winner!

5/16/2022 08:43 - Jeffery L.

congratulations, I hope win a big jackpot someday. Enjoy your win.

5/16/2022 01:37 - Sabrina D S.

Congrats!!

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