N.C. woman wins $200,000 lottery prize at the store where she works – upi.com

    <style type="text/css">             article ul  li { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; }        </style>                        <div style="padding-bottom: 15px;">             <script type="module" crossorigin data-ll="1" data-src="https://instaread.co/js/instaread.player.js"></script>           <instaread-player publication="upi"></instaread-player>         </div>      <div style="clear: both;"></div>                <article itemprop="articleBody">  <p><span class="story_dl">Oct. 17 (UPI) --</span> A North Carolina woman bought a scratch-off lottery ticket while on a break from work and ended up clocking back in with a $200,000 prize.</p> <p>Polkton resident Nora Huntley <a href="https://nclottery.com/NewsBlogDetails/2025/10/16/Anson-County-grandmother-will-share-200000-win-with-her-family" target="_blank">told North Carolina Education <a href="https://www.upi.com/topic/lottery/" target="_blank" title="Lottery" class="tpstyle">Lottery</a> officials</a> she was on a break from her job at the Marathon Food Center on U.S 74 East in Polkton when she decided to buy a 5 Times Lucky ticket, a $5 scratch-off. <div class="mt-5 text-center mb-5" style="min-height: 305px;"><div class="playwire-ad-unit"><div class="upi-content" style="margin: 0 auto;"></div></div></div></p> <p>"I saw a two and zero so I thought I won $20," Huntley said.</p> <p>She kept scratching and discovered her prize was actually $200,000.</p> <p>"I was stunned," she said. "I just got lucky."</p> <p>Huntley said she will share her winnings with her 15 grandchildren.</p> <p>"This is really going to come in handy," she said. 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"I just got lucky."<br>Huntley said she will share her winnings with her 15 grandchildren.<br>"This is really going to come in handy," she said. "It's a blessing."<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxOOUpOb2JYZlFkZ01QcFdzNGZqR2ZfaGVCWXVJTzdIOXJYLTZVTzkySWVxZ2F5cThRRk9VSlE4b0F2bEFZNjBuZEVuLUZwS3VrV2Ztc0lVREgzU2ZfUkFwME9ESUEyVWpKU2xzb1ZXVTdkZmlpR2RLWUxzZ25EcE03SlhNRkxOM2llVXFSVWtQb1dUekl0UnNjWDBWLWYxMUVBR1ozUGg2TdIBrAFBVV95cUxPTjVoRFY2S2JZMU1tNEo1YTRQVXByWVZ6eDJQb25fSGszd3NUQjNjNVNHS3JSQVR6cjZUUkI0VFl5dzZBa1NVMkF6amV1eGd6OHFGWnV5RkJRM2dHSmxSTmZuR3lIdjRzS3pFVjloY3VKMXB6bjRJWDBPZjlNd1Z6bkZwVWV1dU9EOXFWNzF3aUtiM0xsYnZta0ZKMFBKcVpLcUprUlQ0T0hsTllO?oc=5">source</a>