Pegi Campbell of Cramerton plans to help people in her community after a $3 Powerball ticket delivered her a $2 million prize.
“I will make sure it gets used for good,” she said.
Campbell said she plans to give to several local charities and help out a domestic violence shelter in her region.
“We can help a lot of people with this,” she said.
Campbell bought her lucky Quick Pick ticket for the Dec. 13 drawing from the Food Lion on South New Hope Road in Gastonia. She matched the numbers on all five white balls to win $1 million. Because she bought a Power Play ticket, her prize doubled to $2 million when the 2X multiplier hit.
“It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing to buy it,” Campbell said.
She arrived Monday to claim her winnings and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $1,440,201.
“Wow that’s a lot of money,” Campbell said.
Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot stands at a $105 million annuity or $47.4 million in cash. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Powerball is one of six draw games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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