DURHAM, NC (WTVD) -- A Durham woman is the first person to win the $200,000 top prize in the $200,000 Pay Day scratch-off game.
Betty Lowe bought the $5 ticket at the Trinity Food Mart on West Trinity Avenue in Durham.
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She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $141,003.
$200,000 Pay Day launched in March with four top prizes of $200,000 and 16 prizes of $10,000. Three top prizes and 11 $10,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
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Betty Lowe with her winnings. (North Carolina Education Lottery)