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Scotland County woman wins $150,000 lottery prize

Sarah Wilkerson, 41, thought the email was a joke, but she was lucky enough to win the second and final grand prize for the Holida Spectacular second chance drawing.

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Holiday Spectacular Second Chance drawing

A Scotland County woman can now pay for nursing school after winning in the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Sarah Wilkerson of Laurinburg won the $150,000 grand prize of the final Holiday Spectacular second-chance drawing on February 8.

Players got a second chance with their holiday scratch-off tickets by scanning them into their lottery accounts where they are automatically entered into the drawing, according to N.C. Education Lottery's Jonathon Larowe.

Wilkerson arrived at the lottery headquarters Friday and collected her prize. After taxes, she took home $106,875.

"I saw the email and I thought it was a joke," Wilkerson said. "I had never really won anything before, but I kept trying."

Wilkerson, 41, is currently in nursing school and plans to use the winnings to pay for the rest of her education.

When Wilkerson called her mom, she could not believe it.

"She didn't believe me," Wilkerson said. "I was like, 'Mom, this is legit.'"

When nursing school is paid off, Wilkerson said she will save the rest of the money.

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