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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh woman recently turned a $5 purchase into $150,000.
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Floura Kasebi bought a $5 Xtreme Cashword scratch-off ticket from Super Stop on Mitchell Road in Raleigh. That lucky ticket ended up winning the game's top prize of $150,000.
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Kasebi visited lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Thursday to claim her prize. She went home with $107,626 after the required state and federal taxes.
NC Lottery said the Xtreme Cashword game debuted last October with a total of nine top prizes of $150,000. After Kasebi collected her winnings, three top prizes remain for the game.