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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery winner claims prize — and gets huge shock. ‘Is this really happening?'
A South Carolina woman knew her lottery ticket was a winner, but the prize amount came as a complete shock. Betty Hill got a $1 million surprise Tuesday, May 27, when she claimed her winnings at lottery headquarters in Raleigh, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a May 28 news release. 'I was like, 'Is this really happening to me,'' Hill told officials, laughing. 'I was surprised it was that large.' She bought the $1,000,000 Loteria scratch-off game while visiting a Smokey Express station in Maggie Valley, where she also owns a timeshare, the lottery said. 'I stopped to buy the ticket at the station I always like to stop at,' she told the lottery. Hill said she figured the prize was big after she scanned her ticket and was told to claim her payout at lottery headquarters, according to officials. However, she waited to find out just how much she'd won. Hill beat odds of 1 in 1,224,945 to snag the game's top prize, according to the lottery's website. After the surprising windfall, she chose a lump sum payment of $600,000 and took home $430,503 after taxes, the lottery said. 'I've never won anything like this before,' Hill told officials. A top prize worth $1 million remains up for grabs in the $1,000,000 Loteria scratch-off game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Hill didn't say how she plans to spend her winnings. Maggie Valley is about a 280-mile drive west from downtown Raleigh.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Upstate woman wins $1 million jackpot from NC scratch ticket
RALEIGH, N.C. (WSPA) – An Upstate woman's visit to North Carolina turned into a $1 million lottery jackpot. 'I was like, 'Is this really happening to me,'' said Betty Hill, of Simpsonville. 'I was surprised it was that large.' Hill arrived in Raleigh Tuesday to claim the top prize from a $1,000,000 Loteria scratch-off ticket. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Hill purchased her ticket at the Smokey Express on Soco Road in Maggie Valley. Hill told lottery officials that she owns a timeshare in Maggie Valley and travels there frequently. 'I stopped to buy the ticket at the station I always like to stop at,' Hill told the lottery. NC Education Lottery officials said Hill opted to take a lump sum of $600,000 and, after state and federal taxes, ended up taking home $430,503. One top prize remains in the $1,000,000 Loteria game, which debuted in March 2024. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Loteria For A Cause' hosted by FirstStep, fun night of games
VERNON (KFDX/KJTL) — April is sexual assault awareness month, and FirstStep and Texoma Alliance are teaming up with a Vernon business to stop abuse with a family game night event. 'Loteria For A Cause' will be at Los Amigos Paleteria in Vernon, Texas. You must RSVP by purchasing tickets online. Click here for tickets. When: Wednesday, April 30, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Where: Los Amigos Paleteria, Vernon, Texas Loteria game night 20 seats available for Loteria, GA $5 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
12-02-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Husband left ‘astonished' over big Maryland lottery win. ‘Honey, you need to come here'
When a Maryland man buys lottery tickets, he has a set routine. He doesn't check his tickets right away but instead waits until he has a pile of them, Maryland Lottery officials said in a Feb. 12 news release. The man recently decided it was time to check his stack of eight tickets, which included a $3 Loteria scratch-off, lottery officials said. While the first four were not winners, the fifth had a $10 prize and another had a $30 win, lottery officials said. 'All that was left was the Loteria game, which revealed a top prize of $30,000,' lottery officials said. The man was 'astonished.' 'I checked them again,' the Anne Arundel County man told lottery officials. He got the same results. 'Honey, you need to come here,' he said as he called his wife over from the kitchen. His wife, though, was unsure of what the ticket meant and thought it said they 'could win' $30,000. The husband still wasn't convinced of the big win. After heading to a nearby 7-Eleven, he had the clerk scan his ticket, lottery officials said. Sure enough, the clerk confirmed the player had won $30,000. '(The clerk) was happier than I was,' the man told lottery officials. The man cashed his two other winning tickets, bought some ramen and brought it home to his wife. 'I came home with $17' and a winning ticket worth $30,000, he said. This is the couple's biggest lottery win to date. 'We hit 50 bucks a while back and thought it was a big deal,' the husband said. Anne Arundel County is about a 30-mile drive south from Baltimore.
