A North Carolina woman won a $501,544 Cash 5 prize after a voice motivated her to enter a lottery drawing just minutes before ticket sales closed.
"It was late at night and I was lying in bed, and the spirit just told me to go online and buy one," Israel told the North Carolina Lottery.
"I think I scared my family a little bit." The 39-year-old player, who prefers online play for the convenience, bought her Quick Pick Cash 5 ticket using Online Play
There was only four minutes left until the drawing." With the ticket safely purchased in time, she dozed off for the night and checked her email the next morning.
Stephanie Israel of Browns Summit described an urge to buy a lottery ticket late at night on Sat., Oct
Our boys already have a landscaping business." Israel beat the 1 in 962,598 odds of winning the Cash 5 rolling jackpot.
She visited Lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Monday to collect her prize, which came out to be $356,147 after taxes.
Israel said her family is full of entrepreneurs, so the winnings will be invested in her family's future and potentially some new ventures.
Israel said her family is full of entrepreneurs, so the winnings will be invested in her family's future and potentially some new ventures.
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