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Vertella Gadberry of Winston-Salem knows exactly what she wants to do after she won a $768,201 digital instant jackpot on Saturday.
“I like that I can just sit at home and play the games,” she said.
Gadberry played for $3 and won the top jackpot in the new Wheel of Fortune game. The digital instant game features a progressive jackpot that can be won any time. The odds of that win are 1 in 16.6 million.
“I didn’t know if it was real,” Gadberry said. “I was in shock.”
She claimed her prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $553,183.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem woman says she plans to buy a home after winning a $768,201 jackpot through an online lottery game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Vertella Gadberry won the top prize Saturday while playing the Wheel of Fortune digital instant game, spending $3 on her winning entry. She was stunned when she realized she had won.
“I didn’t know if it was real,” she said. “I was in shock.”
Gadberry claimed her prize on Wednesday at lottery headquarters. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $553,183.
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Zer Yang of Winston-Salem tried his luck on a digital instant game on Sunday and won a $361,219 jackpot.
Yang played for $2 and won the top level “Gold” jackpot in Jungle Tumble, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win were 1 in 20 million.
He claimed his prize Wednesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $260,115.
In Jungle Tumble, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. After Yang won the jackpot, it restarted at $80,000 and stands at over $83,000 as of Thursday afternoon.
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