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"Spontaneous Ticket Purchase Leads to $200K Jackpot Win in North Carolina"

An Asheboro woman hit the jackpot with the North Carolina Education Lottery, winning $200,000 on a Prize Link Multiplier ticket. The victory was quite unexpected, as the woman chose the game entirely by chance.

Written by Casino House Group Editorial Team

Published on May 21, 2025

Summary

An Asheboro woman hit the jackpot with the North Carolina Education Lottery, winning $200,000 on a Prize Link Multiplier ticket.
The victory was quite unexpected, as the woman chose the game entirely by chance.
Three grand prizes of $200,000 each are still available in the Prize Link Multiplier.

A woman in North Carolina experienced a life-changing moment after randomly purchasing a lottery ticket. On Thursday, the North Carolina Education Lottery revealed that a fortunate Asheboro resident had secured one of the top prizes from the Prize Link Multiplier ticket.

Winning $200,000 was overwhelming and felt "unreal"

A fortunate woman purchased her lottery ticket at Zingo Express on North Main Street in Archdale. Although she had played lottery games before, she mentioned that she often buys tickets on a whim. That was my first time buying that ticket. I like to just pick random ones, she shared in an interview with a Lottery official. Unexpectedly, her $5 Prize Link Multiplier ticket won her a life-changing top prize of $200,000. She vividly remembered the moment she realized she had won and confessed that it was overwhelming. It felt so unreal, she remarked. After the initial excitement, she needed time to fully absorb the reality of her big win. She found herself repeatedly reading the ticket's instructions to ensure she was seeing it correctly. While she had experience with lottery games, the Asheboro resident had only ever won smaller prizes before. I think $20 was the most I won until now, she told the North Carolina Education Lottery official. Earlier this week, she visited the Lottery headquarters to claim her prize. After state and federal taxes, she took home $143,501. When asked about her plans, the lucky winner expressed her intention to buy land and invest.

Plenty of prizes remain in play from the Prize Link Multiplier

The Prize Link Multiplier ticket was launched earlier this April. Priced at $5 each, these tickets offer players a chance to win prizes ranging from $5 up to a grand prize of $200,000. Initially, there were five $200,000 prizes available, but three are still up for grabs. The odds of winning the top prize in the Prize Link Multiplier game are 1 in 1,234,116. The game also offers a second-tier prize of $10,000, with odds of 1 in 617,058. There are currently six of these prizes available. Additionally, there are seven third-tier prizes worth $5,000 each. The overall odds of winning any prize in this popular game are 1 in 4.31.