Johnston County Woman Wins $1 Million Prize Instantly

Hilda Wood of Clayton tried her luck on a $10 ticket and watched it reveal a $1 million prize.

She purchased her winning Carolina Black: Millionaire Edition ticket from the Food Lion on Timber Drive West in Garner.

Wood claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.

She had the choice of taking the $1 million as an annuity of 20 payments of $50,000 a year or a lump sum of $600,000. Wood chose the lump sum and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $424,503.


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5 Comments

  1. She won a million but only took home $424,000. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to win $424,000 but the NC and Fed government are going to get more than their share.

  2. The lottery is already fraudulent cause on the ticket it says the top prize is $1 million. So why are they taking $400 thousand off the top and then taxing another almost $200 thousand!!! So that’s over half of your so called top prize….really. I know winning something is better than nothing but the lottery win more than you do.

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