North Carolina woman purchased lottery ticket worth $100,000 while purchasing chips

North Carolina woman purchased lottery ticket worth $100,000 while purchasing chips, the winner will soon be $100k times richer than before. 

Marcia Finney, who is 44 years old, of Shelby, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she went out to buy gas and potato chips, but found her usual store was closed, leading her to instead visit Mike's Food Store on Earl Road in Shelby for her snack.

Finney also decided to buy a $25 Spectacular Riches scratch-off lottery ticket and soon discovered it was a $100,000 winner.

Finney said it took time for the reality to become clear.

"I just kept sitting there staring at it," she said. "I was in shock."

Finney said her prize money will allow her to finally find a place to call home.

"I've been looking for somewhere to live for like two years," Finney said. "Now I can have a place of my own."