“I never thought it would be me,” Smith said when she claimed her prize at the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) headquarters. “But I felt like it was about time for something to happen.”
The $3 million prize is paid in 20 annual installments of $150,000 (less taxes). Smith has already received her first check, which was $102,006.40 after taxes. She told lottery officials she wasn’t sure what she would do with her winnings, but that she would continue to work as an in-home health care worker.
JUST KIDDING, of course !
CONGRATULATIONS Ms. Smith, it is so good to see a local person win something.