‘Stunned’: Raleigh woman wins nearly $380,000 in digital instant jackpot, NC Lottery says

Note: The accompanying video explains lottery odds in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh woman said she couldn’t sleep Friday night after she played her favorite North Carolina lottery game and won a $379,423 digital instant jackpot, according to lottery officials.

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Jessica Hinton of Raleigh was one of three big central North Carolina winners in the last few days — with three winners nabbing more than $1.5 million, the North Carolina Education Lottery reports.

Ronald Baggett of Four Oaks tried his luck on a $3 Powerball ticket he bought at Speedway on North Brightleaf Boulevard in Smithfield on Saturday and won a $200,000 prize.  

And someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Warren County on Saturday won $1 million after the lucky $2 ticket purchase from Tobacco Plus on East Macon Street in Warrenton.

Hinton, who played the Magic Winnings Vegas digital game on Friday, said she started shaking when she saw she hit the jackpot, according to a lottery news release.

“I didn’t sleep at all after that,” Hinton said while laughing. “I was stunned,” Hinton told lottery officials. “I was like a kid waking up on Christmas.”

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Hinton played for 50 cents and won the top-level “Alakazam” jackpot in the game that features a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of Hinton’s win were 1 in 129 million.

“That’s my favorite game to play,” Hinton said.

Hinton plans to use her winnings to buy a house, a car, invest, and help the homeless.

She claimed her prize on Wednesday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state taxes, took home $273,223.

In the Magic Winnings Vegas digital instant game, someone can play from 50 cents to $30.

After Hinton won the jackpot on Friday, it restarted at $100,000 and has grown to over $110,000 as of Thursday afternoon, lottery officials said.

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