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A lottery player bought a ticket — and received a “birthday gift she’ll never forget.”
Emily Millan Giron hit the jackpot days before she turned 21 years old.
“I was overwhelmed,” the lucky winner told the North Carolina Education Lottery in an Oct. 17 news release.
Giron won $200,000 after stopping at a Sam’s Mart store in Charlotte. While there, she spent $5 on a ticket for the Jurassic Park scratch-off game.
The 20-year-old player checked her ticket, revealing she had beaten 1-in-1.3 million odds to win a top prize in the game. She was with her mom when she learned how much she won.
“She was really surprised too,” Giron said.
The winner lives in Indian Trail, a roughly 15-mile drive southeast from uptown Charlotte. She kept $143,501 after taxes but isn’t sure how she will spend the prize money yet.
It’s not the first time a winning ticket has given someone an extra reason to celebrate. Another North Carolina lottery player claimed a record-breaking prize on her birthday, McClatchy News reported in 2024.
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Simone Jasper
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