A fortunate Surry County guy wins $250,000 recently in scratchers
Yuridia Gallegos-Echavarrieta, of Mount Airy, got a scratch-off present from her grandfather, which was a gift that became a $250,000 surprise, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.
“I think I was in shock,” Echavarrieta said. Echavarrieta, a high school senior who plans to start college next fall, said she won the prize just a couple of months after her 18th birthday.
“I didn’t believe I actually won,” she said. “We had to go back to the gas station to check it.”
Her grandfather bought the winning $5 Power 5s ticket from the Speedway on Rockford Street in Mount Airy.
She told her grandfather about her big win right away. “He was like, ‘That’s awesome,’” Echavarrieta said. She arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim her prize.
