North Carolina Woman’s Craving For Mountain Dew Leads To Massive Lottery Win

Sometimes when you do the dew, big things happen. A North Carolina woman's craving for Mountain Dew leads to massive lottery win.  Rose Anderson lives in Pinehurst, North Carolina and she likes her diet Mountain Dew. This Moore County woman ran out and ran in the Quality Mart on Old US 1 South in Southern Pine to get her fix. She added a Powerball ticket to her purchase and that's when the magic happened.

She tells our source WNCT, “I didn’t plan to stop there that day, but I remembered I was out of Diet Mountain Dew,” she laughed. “I guess I have my thirst to thank.” Indeed you Dew.  See what I did there. Here are the mechanics of how it happened. Rose matched the numbers on the white balls and the red ball which garnered $50,000. Then the 2x multiplier hit and her winnings jumped to $100,000.

So, the question is how will Rose spend all that money.  First thing she reportedly did was call her fiance and share the news with him. She also reportedly plans to share the prize with him. “I called him on the phone and said, ‘I think I won $100,000’’. They each claimed $50,000 and after taxes went home with $35,625.  Rose Anderson seems like a woman with a giving spirit.  She says she plans to pay off some bills and help other people with her winnings.

This North Carolina woman's craving for Mountain Dew leads to a massive lottery win. A win she chose to share with the man she plans to marry.  To learn more about this story get all the details right here from wnct.com.

There are some states that are luckier than others. There is no doubt about it. North Carolina made the list of 15 lucky states in the United States, according to OLBG. Everyone has fantasized about winning the lottery, whether it's the Mega Millions or the Powerball. Whether you're planning a lavish vacation, buying a house, treating a loved one, giving to charity, or all of the above, when we buy a ticket we always have a little bit of hope and our imaginations go wild when we hear about the unclaimed winning ticket...

When it comes to winning big on the lottery, which states are the luckiest? To determine where in America has the greatest likelihood of winning the big bucks, OLBG analyzed all lottery winners in the U.S. with a jackpot of $300 million or more. You can see the top 15 states below.

California was ranked 12th luckiest state despite having the highest number of big lottery winners, primarily because the state has such a large population that there are very few lottery winners, and the average winning ticket for a California winner is only $190.5 million.

North Carolina has won a whopping $1.1 billion between both lottery winners, making its average winning ticket $550 million, the highest in the country. As a result of its higher population, North Carolina didn't quite capture the title by itself, with a lower percentage of its population winning than New Hampshire.

In terms of lottery jackpot winners, New Hampshire and North Carolina share the gold for the luckiest states. Residents in New Hampshire have won a total of $693.7 million, which is an average of $346.85 million per winning ticket. As one of the states with the highest percentage of people who have won over $300 million, New Hampshire has the third smallest population.