Angela Collins of Stanfield tried her luck on a digital instant game and won a $1,073,621 jackpot.
Collins played for 50 cents on May 11 and won the Power Jackpot in the PowerMax Cash game. The odds of her win are 1 in 300 million.
She claimed her prize Thursday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $773,115.
In the PowerMax Cash digital instant game, a player can play from 50 cents to $50. The game features two progressive jackpots that can be won at any time. During the Power Hours, the two jackpots combine. The jackpot is $1,167,826 as of Thursday afternoon.
Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Seventy-four different games are available to play online now.
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