She Thought She Won $500, Actually It Was $113,715

DUNN – of Dunn believed she had won big on her $2 lottery ticket, but her heart-stopping moment came when she realized it was a $113,715 Fast Play jackpot when she arrived in Raleigh to claim her award.

Adeogun, a 47-year-old nurse from Dunn, purchased her 10X The Cash ticket at the Food Lion on East Cumberland Street on Thursday. She claimed the cashier informed her she needed to go to lottery headquarters to claim her reward, so she got in her car and drove to Raleigh, unsure of the value of her ticket.

“I was thinking around $600 or $700,” Adeogun remarked.

Adeogun learned she had won a $113,715 prize when she arrived at lottery headquarters.

She said, “My heart just stopped.” “I’m just thankful.”

Adeogun collected her prize on Thursday and received $80,750 after withholdings for state and federal taxes. She stated that she intends to utilize the funds to pay off certain debts.

The progressive jackpot at Fast Play grows with each ticket sold until it is won. The prize reached nearly half a million dollars on Friday afternoon, and it was still climbing. A $2 ticket, such as 10X The Cash, is worth 20% of the prize. A Fast Play jackpot has a 1 in 240,000 chance of being won.

With Fast Play, players can instantly know if they have won and how much they have won. The amount of the jackpot at the time the ticket is sold is printed on each ticket, as well as the percentage of the jackpot that the ticket might win. On their Fast Play tickets, players can also win instant cash rewards.

The lottery is able to earn more than $900 million each year for education thanks to ticket sales from games like Fast Play.