{"id":1228,"date":"2026-05-23T19:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:05:55","slug":"cary-woman-wins-100000-with-lucky-ticket-from-durham-gas-station-nc-lottery-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1228","title":{"rendered":"Cary woman wins $100,000 with lucky ticket from Durham gas station, NC lottery officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CARY, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 A woman who bought a lucky lottery ticket in Durham won $100,000 with the scratch-off game, the North Carolina Education Lottery said this week.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1225\">Marines conducts a rapid response exercise at the US Embassy in Venezuela\u2019s capital<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ruth O\u2019Neal Allen of Cary bought a scratch-off ticket at a gas station on West Main Street in Durham, lottery officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Allen spent $30 for a Cash Payday ticket at Trinity Park Family Fare at 1016 W Main St.<\/p>\n<p>After scratching off the ticket, Allen saw that she was a $100,000 winner.<\/p>\n<p>She arrived at lottery headquarters on Thursday to claim her prize, taking home $72,018 after required state and federal taxes, officials said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1223\">Evacuation centers fill up in southern California as efforts continue to cool damaged chemical tank<\/a><\/p><section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n\t\t\n\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. 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Main Street in Durham. Photo courtesy: N.C. Education Lottery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cash Payday, which debuted with 80 top prizes in March, pays out $100,000 for the luckiest winners. Officials said 60 tickets with the top prize are still unclaimed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Winner, winner! \ud83e\udd1e Read all the latest victory tales from the NC Lottery here<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>North Carolina Education Lottery officials said that Wake County education programs received $64.3 million from lottery funding in 2025.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1221\">Iran and US are close to an understanding aimed at ending the war, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2650387\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"315\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/ImageHandler.jpg?strip=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/ImageHandler.jpg?resize=600,315 600w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/ImageHandler.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/ImageHandler.jpg?resize=50,26 50w\" style=\"width:726px;height:auto\" width=\"600\"\/><figcaption>Photo courtesy: N.C. 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