{"id":2236,"date":"2026-06-02T22:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:37:06","slug":"started-seeing-zeroes-fayetteville-woman-describes-moment-she-won-200000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2236","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Started seeing zeroes\u2019: Fayetteville woman describes moment she won $200,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Note: The accompanying video explains lottery odds in North Carolina.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 The latest big winner in the N.C. Education Lottery may still be in shock. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2234\">Yankees slugger Aaron Judge out of lineup with bone bruise in right rib and may miss a few days<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still don\u2019t think it has hit me yet,\u201d said Jessica Cruse of Fayetteville on Monday when she came to Raleigh to claim her winnings.<\/p>\n<p>Cruse said a celebration erupted in her home on Saturday as she scratched away on her $5 Double Your Money ticket, and realized she won the top prize of $200,000.<\/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>\u201cI started seeing zeroes and I was in shock,\u201d she recalled. \u201cMy daughter was screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2232\">Ahead of World Cup, Mexico soccer body loses appeals against FIFA fines for fans\u2019 anti-gay chant<\/a><\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tCUMBERLAND COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\u2018Started seeing zeroes\u2019: Fayetteville woman wins $200,000<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tClass of \u201926 celebrated at Cumberland Co. high school graduations<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tFayetteville police make arrest in officer-involved shooting<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Cruse bought the winning ticket from the Tiger Mart on Raeford Road in Fayetteville. Her full cash-out was $144,021, after state and federal taxes were withheld.<\/p>\n<p>A new car, likely a Honda or Toyota, is on the horizon for Cruse. He also told lottery officials she plans to use the rest of the money left to support her family.<\/p>\n<p>The same game that landed her a $200,000 has one top prize that remains to be claimed. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2230\">Artist suing FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural before World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: The accompanying video explains lottery odds in North Carolina. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 The latest big winner in the N.C. Education Lottery may still be in shock. &#8220;I still don&#8217;t think it has hit me yet,&#8221; said Jessica Cruse of Fayetteville on Monday when she came to Raleigh to claim her winnings. 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