Belated Christmas celebration leads to $150,000 lottery prize
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Miller said her winnings will allow her to pay off her truck.
NORTH CAROLINA (Web Desk) - A woman said a belated Christmas celebration led to her winning a $150,000 lottery jackpot.
Laura Miller, 35, of Avon, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials her boyfriend put a $5 Cashword Multiplier scratch-off in her Christmas stocking, but she didn t receive it until well after the holiday.
"It was given to me in my Christmas stocking by my boyfriend," Miller said. "We had to do it late since I was out of town."
The ticket, purchased from Askins Creek Store in Avon, turned out to be a $150,000 winner.
"When I was scratching I was like, I m pretty sure I did this wrong, " she said. "I guess I was just shocked."
Miller said she slowly came to realize she had indeed scored the jackpot.
"First thing I did was take a shot of tequila," she recalled.
Miller said her winnings will allow her to pay off her truck.
