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Retired North Carolina Teacher Wins a One Million Dollar Lottery Jackpot

Teresa Saunders says she knew the only way she would ever become a millionaire would be if she won the lottery.  And last week, she did. The retired North Carolina…

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Teresa Saunders says she knew the only way she would ever become a millionaire would be if she won the lottery.  And last week, she did.

The retired North Carolina teacher was shopping for a gift for her 16 year old grand daughter  when she got a call informing her that she had won the million bucks.  She played the "millionaire maker second chance" drawing and says she kind of forgot about it.  At first she wasn't sure if the call was for real, but it was.

After taxes Teresa took home $424,500 from the lottery offices in Raleigh late last week.  She says she hopes to take her grand kids on a trip out west, help her children with expenses and enjoy  a comfortable retirement.

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Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.