Winston-Salem woman plans to buy house after hitting digital instant jackpot, taking home $500,000

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem woman says she plans to buy a home after winning a $768,201 jackpot through an online lottery game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Vertella Gadberry won the top prize Saturday while playing the Wheel of Fortune digital instant game, spending $3 on her winning entry. She was stunned when she realized she had won.

“I didn’t know if it was real,” she said. “I was in shock.”…

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