North Carolina man won life altering $100K lottery prize

The North Carolina Education Lottery said a woman from Rutherford County tried her luck on a $20 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize making this her second major lottery win.

Teressa Williams previously won $150,000 in November of 2020 on a Holiday Luck X50 scratch-off. Williams bought her lucky Mega 7?s ticket from Prisha Mart on U.S. 74A Bypass in Forest City.

The Lottery said Williams arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,256.

If anybody has a winning ticket, the player must keep it safe and claim the winning prize by visiting the nearest lottery headquarters. The player can also have the facility of calling or sending mail to start the claiming process.