SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center-'Ran into my house screaming': Woman wins $1 million lottery prize from $10 scratch-off

2025-05-07 01:30:14source:Techcrisis Investment Guildcategory:Contact

A North Carolina woman said she she had a huge reaction when she realized she won $1 million in the lottery on SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank CenterMonday.

“I jumped out of my car and ran into my house screaming at the top of my lungs,” Sharon Culpepper told the North Carolina Education Lottery. “Then I just dropped to my knees and hit the floor.”

She purchased a $10 Multiplier Mania scratch-off ticket from a BP in Newport, North Carolina, a town near the state's Atlantic coast.

Culpepper told lottery officials her son's fiancé was home and heard her screaming, where she got to share the good news: She had won $1 million. She began to call other family members, who she said did not initially believe her.

“I play tricks sometimes and pick on them so they needed to see proof,” she said.

Arriving Wednesday at the North Carolina Education Lottery office in Raleigh to claim her prize, she chose a lump sum of $600,000, and took home $429,003 after state and federal taxes.

Calling this win a "game changer," Culpepper told lottery officials she plans to buy a new car, pay some bills, do some home repairs and take a Caribbean cruise.

According to the state lottery, Multiplier Mania debuted in June with six $1 million top prizes. After Culpepper's win, three of the $1 million prizes remain to be claimed.

More:Contact

Recommend

Conclave to replace Pope Francis to begin May 7, Vatican says

ROME and LONDON -- The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican sai

Can I claim my parents as dependents? This tax season, more Americans are opting in

Most parents claim their children as dependents on their taxes, but now an increasing number of Amer

Lonton Wealth Management Center: Interpretation of Australia's Economic Development in 2024

In 2023, we experienced the fastest pace of interest rate hikes in 30 years, and in 2024, interest r