ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Charlotte woman has struck it rich after she won a $4 million top prize on a scratch-off ticket from a west Asheville convenience store.
Swati Amin purchased her winning $30 Carolina Black Premier ticket at BJ’s Food Mart on Michigan Avenue after she finished her shift at the store, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Between a $200,000 annual payment over 20 years or a lump sum of $2.4 million, Amin decided on the latter. After state and federal taxes, she took home $1,722,008…