A woman who says she was “adamant” she would win a top lottery prize has pocketed USD 200,000.

Lucky Natalie Carraway, 46 – from Wilmington, North Carolina State, USA – had told most of her family and friends she was set for a massive in.

She told lottery officials: “I kept saying I was going to win the USD 200,000, I was adamant about it.”

And her prediction came true playing North Carolina Lottery’s Hot 5’s game on 27th January.

Natalie told how she celebrated the win with her daughter in the store where she bought the ticket.

She said: “I just looked at her and started jumping up and down. And then I just started crying.

“This couldn’t have come at a better time. It is such a blessing.”

Natalie bought her winning ticket at had bought her lucky ticket from the Circle K on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, lottery officials said.

Carraway told lottery officials she knows the store manager since she lives close by.

She said: “He told me he wouldn’t have wanted it to happen to anyone else.”

The North Carolina Lottery said in a statement obtained by Newsflash on Tuesday, 31st January: “Carraway stopped by lottery headquarters Monday to claim her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home USD 142,501.”

Natalie said she plans to use her winnings to pay off some bills and do some home renovations. She said she also plans to buy a car.