KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Knightdale woman turned $2 into a more than $270,000 win after she played the Lucky for Life lottery game on Monday.
The North Carolina State Lottery said Katherine Payne bought her lucky ticket from Poor Boy General Store & Grill on Poor Boy Farm Road in Knightdale.
Payne had the choice between $25,000 a year for life or a $390,000 lump sum. She chose the lump sum and took home $279,050 after required state and federal tax withholdings.
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