US Woman Grabs Cash Same Day Before She Wakes From Dream After Hitting Lottery Jackpot

A US woman was so excited at winning the lottery she rushed and collected the jackpot prize the same day to prove it was real.

Kimberly Raffe from the city of High Point, in North Carolina State, USA, poses in undated photo. She won USD 102,241 (GBP 85,545) on the lottery on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (North Carolina Education Lottery/Newsflash)

Kimberly Raffe from the city of High Point, in North Carolina State, USA, was stunned when she realised she won USD 102,241 (GBP 85,545) on the lottery.

She reportedly bought a USD 2 (GBP 1.67) Bingo Bucks ticket from the Sheetz convenience store on Westchester Drive and immediately went home to check it on Thursday, 23rd February 2023.

But upon arriving home, Kimberly sat down at her kitchen table and was in for a big surprise when she realisied that she had just hit the jackpot.

She said in a statement obtained by Newsflash from North Carolina Education Lottery: “This is like something that you dream of.

“When I hit it, I was thinking, ‘Oh no this can’t be right’. It still doesn’t feel real.”

Kimberly then rushed to lottery headquarters at 2728 Capital Blvd, in the city of Raleigh, the same day to collect her prize and went home with USD 72,847 (GBP 60,885) following state and federal taxes.

Image shows the Sheetz convenience store on Westchester Drive in the city of High Point, in North Carolina State, USA, where the winning ticket was bought, undated photo. Kimberly Raffe won USD 102,241 (GBP 85,545) on the lottery on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

She revealed that she will use the money to help her family, pay off her car and bid in for a house she fancied.

North Carolina Education Lottery officials said: “The Fast Play rolling jackpot grows with every ticket purchased.

“When Raffe made her purchase, it had just reached USD 511,205 [GBP 427,188].

“Because she bought a USD 2 [GBP 1.67] ticket, she won 20 percent of the jackpot.

“On Friday morning, the Fast Play jackpot was USD 436,000 [GBP 364,343] and growing.

“The odds of winning a Fast Play jackpot are one in 320,000.”