MILLS RIVER, N.C. (WSPA) — It was one woman’s lucky day in Buncombe County, when her $20 scratch-off purchase turned into a $2 million win.
$200K Powerball ticket sold in the Upstate
Carmen Smith bought her $2 Million Vault ticket from a Circle K on Boylston Highway in Mills River.
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When Smith claimed her prize, officials said she could choose between an annuity of $100,000 or a lump sum of $1.2 million.
Smith chose to receive a lump sum, which after state and federal taxes, was $861,006…