Lottery player in North Carolina wins $2.6m jackpot

• A Mocksville woman gave the North Carolina Education Lottery’s Monopoly game a try and won big
• The winner took down the game’s jackpot for a life-changing $2.6m payday
• Lottery players in North Carolina can enjoy a range of digital instant, scratch-off and draw games

A woman who played a digital instant game won a life-changing jackpot, beating odds of 1 in 16 million.

That’s the story of one incredibly fortunate woman from Mocksville, North Carolina, who tried her luck with a popular digital instant game.

The winner took down the Monopoly jackpot for $2.6m

In North Carolina, players can choose from dozens of digital instant games.

Available via the North Carolina Education Lottery’s official website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App, the games offer players a chance to win a wide range of prizes, including mouth-watering jackpots.

The fortunate winner decided to give the Monopoly game a try.On a $3 play, the winner hit the progressive jackpot for a life-changing $2.6m payday.

The chances of winning the progressive jackpot on a $3 play were 1 in 16.6 million.

In this context, undoubtedly, the winner will always remember the date November 14 when she won the multi-million-dollar jackpot.

Interestingly, while the Mocksville resident hit the jackpot in mid-November, she claimed it only recently after visiting the Lottery headquarters late last week.

After the applicable state and federal taxes, the winner’s bank account increased by $1,887,152.

The fortunate player did not reveal if she had plans for her newfound fortune.

The popular digital instant game offers a progressive jackpot that grows until won

North Carolina Education Lottery’s Monopoly game offers a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time.

The game offers a range of price options per play, starting from $0.50, up to $30.00.

Depending on the price per play, odds vary for the different prizes.

The overall odds of winning any prize from the Monopoly instant game are 1 in 3.89.

Currently, the North Carolina Education Lottery offers a total of 72 different games available online.

Besides digital instant games, the Lottery offers a range of fast play and draw, as well as scratch-off games.

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