Cafeteria worker ‘fell to my knees’ after winning $2M scratch-off prize

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A North Carolina woman hopes to live comfortably with a new car and business after becoming a millionaire.

A cafeteria supervisor is $2 million richer after winning the prize from a scMelba Avery of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, said she hopes to get the car of her dreams and maybe open up a landscaping or courier business.What are the odds you win the lottery?Avery, who works for the U.S. Forest Service, bought her $20 Premier Cash ticket from One Stop 3 on Hendersonville Highway in Pisgah Forest."When I saw how much I won, I immediately fell to my knees," she explained.

Avery had a choice of receiving the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million. She chose the lump sum, taking home $855,006 after taxes. "I can get the car of my dreams," she continued. "Maybe I’ll get an Infiniti or an Escalade in cream or black."This story was reported from Los Angeles.

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