Penny Adams of Eden sat on her couch Thursday morning playing digital instant games when all of a sudden she hit a $1.69 million jackpot.
“I lost my voice from screaming so loud,” she laughed.
Adams played for 50 cents and won the top level “Alakazam” jackpot in The Lamp: Dark Arts, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win are 1 in 129 million.
“I called my brother to wake him up and tell him,” Adams recalled. “Then I drove to my sister’s house.”
She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $1,218,323.
“This feels wonderful,” Adams said when she received her big check.
She plans to use her winnings to buy a new home.
In The Lamp: Dark Arts, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Adams won the jackpot, it restarted at $100,000 and stands at over $164,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.
Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Fifty-five different games are available to play online now.
The N.C. Education Lottery’s Play Smart™ program helps North Carolinians make the most of their lottery play. Visit ncplaysmart.com to learn about all things lottery, from tips on how odds work to how to enter bonus drawings.
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