‘Spur-of-the-moment’ Powerball purchase leads to $2M prize

Jan. 6 (UPI) — A North Carolina woman’s “spur-of-the-moment” decision to buy a lottery ticket resulted in her winning a $2 million Powerball prize.

Cramerton resident Pegi Campbell told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she hadn’t originally intended to buy a lottery ticket when she visited the Food Lion on South New Hope Road in Gastonia.

“It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing to buy it,” Campbell said.

She selected a $3 ticket for the Dec. 13 Powerball drawing with Power Play. She matched the five white balls in the drawing, earning a $1 million prize that was doubled when the 2X multiplier hit.

“Wow, that’s a lot of money,” Campbell said.

She said her winnings will go toward helping others via donations to local charities and a domestic violence shelter.

“I will make sure it gets used for good,” she said. “We can help a lot of people with this.”