‘Won big’: Cabarrus County woman wins nearly $2M jackpot on first try

A Cabarrus County woman won a nearly $2 million jackpot on her first play of a Digital Instant lottery game, N.C. Education Lottery officials said in a news release.

Donna Gray, of Mount Pleasant, played the PowerMax Cash game for $1 on Aug. 1 and won a $1,939,727 jackpot. The odds of winning were 1 in 150 million.

“I’ve bought scratch-offs over the years, but this was the first time trying this,” she said…

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