A woman in North Carolina has doubled her luck after winning a second six-figure prize in the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Teressa Williams, of Forest City, first won $150,000 in November 2020 on the Holiday Luck X50 scratch-off, the North Carolina Education Lottery shared in a recent press release.
Williams' latest $100,000 jackpot win from a $20 Mega 7 scratch-off ticket was purchased from Prisha Mart in Forest City, on the US 74A Bypass, the release stated.
The Mega 7 game debuted in October "with four $2 million prizes and eight $100,000 prizes," according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Teressa Williams of #ForestCity tried her luck on a $20 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize, her 2nd major lottery win! Her Mega 7’s ticket was from Prisha Mart on U.S. 74A Bypass. She previously won $150,000 on a Holiday Luck X50 scratch-off. #NCLottery https://t.co/kWpb3EHn1Y pic.twitter.com/Uqckra8885
— NC Education Lottery (@nclottery) June 1, 2023
There are still two of the $2 million prizes and two $100,000 prizes that have yet to be claimed, the lottery agency added.
Williams arrived at the lottery headquarters on Wednesday, May 31, to collect her earnings.
She won the $100,000 prize, but after the required state and federal tax withholdings, she went home with $71,256, the press released stated.
The North Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off ticket sales go towards the state education programs, raising an average of $2.5 million a day for education, the lottery agency's website states.
Teressa Williams, of Rutherford County, North Carolina, first won $150,000 in November 2020 on the Holiday Luck X50 scratch-off. In May 2023, she won $100,000 prize on a Mega 7 scratch-off ticket. (iStock / iStock)
The state of North Carolina used funds raised by the lottery to provide Rutherford County with a $15 million grant going towards the build of a new middle school, the lottery agency stated. Last year, the lottery raised $929 million in support of education programs across the state.
The North Carolina State Lottery Act was signed into law in 2005 "just 399 days after entering the market, sales topped $1 billion," the North Carolina Education lottery wrote on it's "Our Story" page.
Brittaney Dominguez of Winfield, Ala. said she will move back to NC after a $2 million scratch-off win! "Now I can buy my house and be back home," Dominguez said. Her Mega 7’s ticket was from VGO 28 on N. Reilly Road in #Fayetteville. Congrats, Brittaney! https://t.co/I1kBDvQTyl pic.twitter.com/yRNSGJoTIZ
— NC Education Lottery (@nclottery) March 13, 2023
The different retailers that partner with the North Carolina Education Lottery receives a 7% commissions and $50,000 incentive if the organization sells a winning jackpot ticket in the Powerball or Mega Millions games, the site shared.