'Nice Christmas' ahead for Holly Springs nurse after $100,000 lottery win

Friday, December 16, 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake County nurse is going to have an even better Christmas than usual after winning $100,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket.

Berra Sen of Holly Springs stopped at Walmart to do some Christmas shopping after her shift ended. While there, she bought a $20 Mega 7's ticket Friday morning and scratched off a $100,000 prize.
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"It will be a nice Christmas for sure with my children and grandchildren," Sen said. "They are my world."

Sen, a 60-year-old pediatric nurse, bought the lucky ticket at Walmart Supercenter on GB Alford Highway in Holly Springs.

"When I scratched it, I couldn't believe it because my birthday is on the 19th and it matched 19 on the ticket," she said. "I'm still in shock."
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She went to lottery headquarters to collect her prize and after required state and federal tax withholdings took home $71,016.

Sen said she would use her winnings to pay bills, put some in savings, and have a nice Christmas with her family.



Mega 7's debuted in October with four $2 million prizes and eight $100,000 prizes. Three $2 million prizes and six $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
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