North Carolina Mom Won A Massive Lottery Prize But Her Kids Didn’t Believe Her

If you went home and told your family you just won 4 million dollars, would they believe you? If my mom did, I would believe her because she has a terrible poker face. A North Carolina mom won a massive lottery prize but her kids didn't believe her.

Tina Hansley tells the North Carolina Education Lottery, "I called my children and my mom but none of them believed me." According to our source, the charlotteobserver.com, Tina's 4 million dollar win was indeed legit. Tina accomplished this via a scratch off card. Tina bought a $30 scratch off ticket for the Black Titanium Game. And she has been at this awhile. She has been purchasing the ticket periodically since it launched in June 2023.

In a news release by North Carolina Lottery officials, “There’s always a chance, You just never know so you try and see what happens.” So where in the world did Tina find her winning tickets? That would be the YaYa Mini Mart about 25 miles from Wilmington in a town called Currie. “I asked the girl in the store to look at it to make sure I was looking at it right,Then I tried to settle down. I was shocked.”

This North Carolina mom win a massive lottery prize but her kids didn't believe her. Hopefully it is settling in now that their life is about to change.

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.

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