Yancey County woman collects $200,000 scratch-off prize

August 7, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:52 AM

Norma Shepherd of Burnsville took a chance on a $5 scratch-off and won a $200,000 top prize.

Shepherd bought her lucky Triple Red 777’s ticket from Southeast Energy at U.S. 19 East Bypass in Burnsville.

She arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to claim her prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $149,001.

The Triple Red 777’s game debuted in July with five $200,000 top prizes. Three $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

Yancey County has received $30 million in state grants funded by the lottery to help with school construction needs. For details on other ways money raised by the lottery made a difference in Yancey County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.

16 COMMENTS

8/12/2024 03:46 - Brian T.

NCEL, if you care about fair gameplay, why do you allow more than 1 entry per second chance and lucke reward draws per player account?NC Lottery
Hi, Brian! We have no limits on the amount of entries a player can earn in Lucke-Rewards or second chance drawings. Some players choose to save up their points and redeem for multiple entries into a specific Lucke-Rewards drawing, others prefer to try their luck in several drawings. For second chance, every eligible ticket that is purchased earns entries into that second chance drawing. However, for both Lucke-Rewards and second chance drawings, each entry has the same odds of being randomly selected to be a winner. So while it can take a lot of luck, sometimes it only takes one lucky entry to be a winner!

8/10/2024 12:24 - Jeff S.

Don't spend it on digital games not going to win

8/09/2024 05:45 - Angela A.

@NCEL I was and am talking about the EPIC Jackpot for the Digital Instant Progressive Games... Someone hit it!"LOL! I wonder what city won the Digital Instant Progressive Epic Jackpot? I got two guesses and one starts with a C and the other starts with a R! Seem that is the only two places that can WIN! An they say it's random and don't make a difference!"NC Lottery
The recent EPIC $483,336 Wheel of Bonuses progressive jackpot win was won by a player located in the Raleigh area. We will share more info once they claim their prize. We also wanted to share that in higher populated areas, there are more players taking a chance to win – this is why you’ll sometimes see more frequent winners from our bigger cities. However, the odds are the same no matter where you play: big city, small town, or through Online Play. It just takes a whole lot of luck to be a big winner!

8/09/2024 05:12 - Jeff S.

Why is it more times than one the digital bonus will go off come back on with tiny winNC Lottery
Hey there, Jeff! When you play Digital Instants, an outcome is randomly generated by the system, and the results of that play are determined when you push that play button. This means that bonuses or win amounts do not change as the rest of that play, bonuses, etc. appear on screen. This is similar to a scratch-off ticket: the ticket doesn't change as you scratch-off and reveal prizes, and the outcome for that ticket was randomly determined when that ticket was printed! If you get disconnected during gameplay, you can re-enter through our site or app and view the results and the replay. Under “My Account”, select “Digital Instants History” under the “Online Play History” section, and click “View” to replay a game and view the results.

8/09/2024 08:06 - Gloria C.

Congratulations. Enjoy your winnings.

8/08/2024 04:04 - william j.

Go ahead girl...nice to see a win ...

8/08/2024 03:53 - Angela A.

LOL! I wonder what city won the Digital Instant Progressive Epic Jackpot? I got two guesses and one starts with a C and the other starts with a R! Seem that is the only two places that can WIN! An they say it's random and don't make a difference!NC Lottery
Hi, Angela! 50% of the Fast Play jackpot was won on August 6th with a ticket sold in New Bern! https://x.com/nclottery/status/1820856279436304700

8/08/2024 04:08 - Brian T.

Look at that! A big winner in Burnsville on a $5 scratcher. I wonder if it's meant to promote more ticket sales. What a shame that NCEL promotes "responsible game playing" but pushes ticket sales by allowing more than one entry in second chance drawings and lucke rewards. Another sign of a failing system in the name of capitalism.

8/08/2024 01:49 - Ebony T.

Congrats to the winner!! Hi NClottery, I have two questions! 1). What percentage of federal and state taxes comes out of the Cash 5 if you win? 2). My 2nd Chance bubble in the drop-down menu is showing I have 2 2nd Chance tickets now, but when I click it, it's showing 2nd chances from 2021 and 2023. What does it mean to have 2 second-chance tickets in the drop-down menu but when you click it there's nothing about 2024?? Thanks!NC Lottery
Hi, Ebony! We withhold the minimum required amount of taxes: prizes over $600 are subject to 4.5% NC state tax, and prizes over $5,000 are also subject to 24% federal tax. An individual's tax obligation may be more than the minimum, however. As for the second chance entries, have you entered any tickets into second chance drawings this year? If so and they aren't showing correctly, please reach out to https://nclottery.com/Help and our Online Support team can help get this resolved for you!

8/07/2024 09:54 - Vivian p.

Congratulations Norma on your Winnings. Enjoy

8/07/2024 06:51 - Stephanie W.

Congratulations

8/07/2024 05:51 - John E.

What's going on with FASTPLAY PROGRESSIVE? On Monday the jackpot was well over $500,000. Now it's a little over $300,000 and under the 'RECENT WINS' tab there is no indication that someone won a large "chunk" of the jackpot. A little...transparency would be nice here!NC Lottery
Hi, John! 50% of the progressive jackpot was won on August 6th, you can see more about that win here: https://x.com/nclottery/status/1820856279436304700. However, thank you for calling our attention to the "Recent Wins" section not being updated, and we will work to get this up-to-date ASAP!

8/07/2024 02:43 - Mary H.

Congratulations:)

8/07/2024 02:06 - Jane C.

Yeah!!! Congratulations for the win!

8/07/2024 11:10 - Gwendolyn T.

That's awesome; congratulations!

8/07/2024 10:24 - Brianna H.

yayyy Congrats Norma!! 777 are my angel numbers! I always buy these but haven’t won anything so far. I will keep trying! I’m so happy for you and your big win!! Good luck to everyone else out there playing to win!! We got this!! :)

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Yancey County woman collects $200,000 scratch-off prize

August 7, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:52 AM

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