A North Carolina woman randomly won $1 million on a scratch-off during a grocery store run
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- A North Carolina woman bought a $10 scratch-off from a convenience store during a grocery run.
- Sherri Burch soon learned that she won $1 million.
- She went to the lottery headquarters last week to claim her prize.
A North Carolina woman bought a $10 scratch-off ticket while shopping at a convenience store and later learned she had won $1 million, state lottery officials said.
Sherri Burch purchased her winning ticket from Countryside Food Mart in Statesville, about 40 miles from Charlotte, according to a statement from the NC Education Lottery. It was a $1,000,000 Bankroll scratch-off ticket.
Officials said that Burch went to lottery headquarters last week Thursday, February 23, to claim her prize. The Maiden resident decided to collect the lump sum option of $600,000 and walked away with $427,503 after taxes, per the NC Education Lottery.
The other option was $50,000 in installments for more than 20 years, lotto officials said.
—NC Education Lottery (@nclottery) February 24, 2023
It's not clear what Burh wants to do with her new fortune. Previous winners told the NC Education Lottery about plans to get double knee replacement surgery or open up their dream business.
In their statement, the state lottery noted that sales from their scratch-off games specifically help "make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education."