A North Carolina woman’s stop for gas turned into a windfall of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, lottery officials said.
Natalie Vega of Asheboro won the $200,000 top prize after buying a $5 scratch-off Prize Link Multiplier ticket from Zingo Express on North Main Street in Archdale, just southeast of Winston-Salem.
“It felt so unreal,” Vega recalled to North Carolina lottery officials. “It’s just overwhelming.”
Natalie Vega chose winning lottery ticket at random
Vega said that it was her first time buying that particular lottery ticket, telling officials: “I like to just pick random ones.” This was her biggest lottery win ever…