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Catawba County woman sees green with $158,426 digital instant win

June 3, 2025 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:27 PM
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Samantha Spencer of Conover planned to rest on Thursday, but her plans changed with a jolt of excitement from a $158,426 digital instant jackpot win.

“I was about to lay down for a nap but that made me jump up real quick,” she laughed.

Spencer played for $1 and won the second level “Cadabra” 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 32 million.

“I was pretty surprised,” she recalled. “I didn’t expect that.”

She chose to play The Lamp: Dark Arts because of the color of the game.

“My favorite color is green and the wheel in the game is green,” Spencer explained.

She claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $113,671.

Spencer plans to use her winnings to pay bills and help with local cat rescues.

In The Lamp: Dark Arts, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Spencer won the jackpot, it restarted at $25,000. The game’s top level “Alakazam” jackpot stands at over $892,000 as of Tuesday morning.

Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Forty-six different games are available to play online now.

Catawba County received $38 million in state grants, with money raised by the lottery, to help with school construction. For details on other ways Catawba County benefits from lottery funds, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.


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6/04/2025 11:31 - shirley b.

NCEL I was at a store and marked two pops, which would have been $4.00. 4 extra pops printed out which I didn't pick. The clerk checked the paper and it was only two marked foe $2.00 each. Then she said I couldn't cancel the tickets. Please try to fix this problem.NC Lottery
Thank you for reaching out and letting us know about this! Could you please share the store name and location so we can look into this further? Additionally, we recommend asking the clerk or store manager to reach out to their lottery sales representative to have the terminal checked by our team. Thank you!

6/04/2025 10:54 - Timothy C.

glad to hear someone is winning. i seem to be getting ripped off, i played the quick 6, and 2 numbers plus the moneyball pays $16. yet the next 2 plus moneyball only paid $4. there must be a good explantion.

6/04/2025 09:59 - Angela A.

@NCEL I have been doing more and more test and these Digital Games are set to keep you on the losing in of the spectrum. Got 50% bonus match made deposit got the match and took every bit of it even the real money I deposited, so then you get prompted to deposit more money! Yeah some people get lucky with a click/play, but the average person is losing big....I just don't see how a person can play more than a click for $30 as fast as I lose hundreds on .50 plays just as a test...I like the Progressive games, because you feel you have a chance to WIN big, but I have no been one of those. I been playing since day one and never have WON a top prize on any of the Prize charts for these games at any money grade. So the odds are very bad and the game learns you. Play early morning, mid day, and at night nothing. Please update the scroll with play amount so we really know the amount of what it takes since you all are so transparent.

6/04/2025 08:31 - Steven B.

green is great! green is Energy and Growth.

6/03/2025 10:34 - Marina J.

Congratulations, to her! ?? I’m always curious as to how much money actually went into winning, Unlikely just a dollar. Perhaps they mean cost per play is $1, but how much actually was spent?NC Lottery
Hi, Marina! This win was with a $1 play, but we aren't sure how many plays this winner completed before or after this win.

6/03/2025 07:36 - michael b.

Congratulations I absolutely love the digital games so much fun for me..I enjoy them and never have to leave the comfort of my home. Thank you @ncelNC Lottery
Thanks for the love, Michael! We're wishing you lots of luck!

6/03/2025 04:33 - Shervon H.

Congratulations ??

6/03/2025 02:47 - Donna H.

Good luck

6/03/2025 02:40 - Duane C.

Congratulations

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