Mary Pegram of Greensboro used her love of bingo to help win a $532,891 Fast Play jackpot.
“I like playing the Fast Play games because they remind me of bingo,” she laughed.
Pegram bought her lucky $5 Rockin’ Bingo ticket on Friday from Dasa Express Mart on Groometown Road in Greensboro. At the time of her purchase, the jackpot stood at $1,065,782. Since Pegram bought a $5 ticket, she received 50% of the progressive jackpot.
“I was turned upside down,” Pegram recalled. “I didn’t know what to think.”
She arrived at lottery headquarters on Monday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $383,736.
“I’m flabbergasted,” Pegram said when she received her big check. “I’ve never seen so much money.”
She plans to use her winnings to buy a new car.
Fast Play features an instantly growing jackpot that increases with every ticket sold until it is won. As of Tuesday afternoon, the jackpot stands at over $571,000 and counting.
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