Linda Canady of Lexington tried her luck on a $5 Fast Play ticket Friday afternoon and won a $122,136 jackpot.
Canady bought her lucky DOUBLE W!N ticket from Kelly’s High Rock Grocery on N.C. 8 in Lexington.
At the time of her purchase, the jackpot stood at $244,272. Since she bought a $5 ticket, Canady received 50% of the progressive jackpot, or $122,136.
She arrived Tuesday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $87,023.
Fast Play features an instantly growing jackpot that increases with every ticket sold until it is won. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Fast Play jackpot stands at $169,000 and counting.
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