CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Emerita Lopez Varela, of Wingate, took a chance on a $3 Powerball ticket and won a $100,000 prize.
Lopez Varela bought her lucky ticket from Jack Mart on Wilkes Drive in Charlotte.
She matched the numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000 in the Dec. 24 drawing. Because she bought a Power Play ticket, her prize doubled to $100,000 when the 2X multiplier hit…