Two $1 million prizes remain to be claimed. The Winter Winnings game launched in November with two top prizes of $1 million and two $100,000 prizes. She also said she plans to buy a new car to replace her old car that was totaled in an accident a few months ago. Lunsford, 60, said she took her kids out to a nice crab dinner in Asheville after she won. “Something like this, it’s life-changing for me,” Lunsford said. I was in total shock.”Īfter required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $70,756. “When I realized what I won on the last ticket, I started shaking. “I was really excited that I won $130,” Lunsford said. She won $100 on her first ticket and $30 on her second ticket. Lunsford said she bought three scratch-off tickets from the Lake Toxaway Trading Post on Rosman Highway in Lake Toxaway. She arrived at lottery headquarters on Tuesday with her winning ticket safely in tow to collect her prize.
“I can lose a purse or a book bag but I can’t lose my leg,” Lunsford laughed. Pamela Lunsford of Rosman said she was so afraid she might lose her $20 Winter Winnings ticket that she taped the $100,000 winning ticket to her leg for safekeeping.
