Woman battling sleeplessness plays digital instant game and wins $150K prize

Struggling with sleep one night, a woman from Iredell County decided to try her luck with a digital instant game and ended up winning a fantastic six-figure prize. That's precisely how she snagged a tier-two win from the North Carolina Education Lottery's Tumbling Treasures game.

Recently, a woman from Mooresville found herself unable to sleep, so she decided to try out a digital instant game. She opened Tumbling Treasures on her phone and decided to risk a $30 play. It was late at night, and I was just playing around when it happened, she recalled in an interview with a Lottery official. To her surprise, the $30 play on the newly launched Tumbling Treasures delivered a life-changing $150,000 prize. At first, she couldn't believe the six-figure windfall that had suddenly come her way. I just didn’t believe it at the time because this is not a normal occurrence, she confessed. As the reality of her $150,000 win sank in, the lucky player claimed her prize earlier this week at the North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After state and federal taxes, she took home $108,000. The Mooresville woman shared her excitement about the unexpected fortune. When asked about her plans, she mentioned she intends to use the money for some home renovations.

The North Carolina Education Lottery recently launched the Tumbling Treasures digital instant game. This popular game offers a top prize of $300,000, with play prices ranging from $0.50 to $30.00. Players have overall odds of 1 in 3.74 to win any prize. However, the odds of winning $150,000, like the prize claimed by a woman from Iredell County, are 1 in 2,000,000. The odds of hitting the $300,000 top prize are also 1 in 2,000,000. In addition to Tumbling Treasures, the Lottery provides dozens of other digital instant games, available exclusively through its official app or website.