She used the same lucky numbers for years playing NC lottery. It finally paid off big
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Lola Allen told lottery officials she had used the same trusty numbers in the North Carolina lottery for years. This January, it finally paid off, and she couldn’t believe it.
“When they all fell into place, I was in shock,” Allen said. “I was numb.”
Allen, who is a retired physical education teacher, won $264,419 off a $1 Cash 5 ticket with her lucky numbers at the Food Lion on Rosehill Road in Fayetteville, according to lottery officials. She’s played Cash 5 for years and didn’t ever expect to win.
“From the very beginning I’ve been using the same numbers,” Allen said. “They are my favorite numbers so I stuck with them.”
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Allen was one of three players to match all five numbers in a drawing on Jan. 25, so the $793,257 jackpot was divided into three winnings. Allen took home $187,764 after taxes when she picked up her prize at the lottery headquarters.
Allen didn’t specify what she planned to use her winnings for.
This story was originally published January 28, 2022 at 4:44 PM with the headline "She used the same lucky numbers for years playing NC lottery. It finally paid off big."
