RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC - A routine trip to the store to pick up bread and milk ended up to be a life-changing decision for a Randolph County woman Tuesday.
Linda Singleton didn't even scratch off her winning 777 scratch-off ticket until her son reminded her to later that night.
It ended up being a winning ticket for $277,777. She got the ticket at the Ready Mart on North Broad Street in Seagrove.
“I rarely play the lottery,” said Singleton, who lives in Seagrove. “I saw the new scratch-off tickets and decided to get some for me and my son.”
“I saw the first ‘7’ and kept scratching,” Singleton said. “I kept seeing ‘7’s’. I added them all up, looked at the instructions, and then added them up again. I was jumping up and down I was so excited. It felt like I was dreaming.”
Singleton took home $195,837 after tax withholdings. She wants to use the money to help with retirement.
“It’s so nice to know that I only have to work if I want to, not because I have to,” Singleton said.
The $5 game launched Tuesday. Singleton is the first player to win the top prize of $277,777. There are three top prizes left.
