$1 million was won in the lottery by a woman named Arely Mayorga Martinez on September 4, 2024. She won the lottery at a BP gas station on Steele Creek Rd. Charlotte, NC. Click here to see other lottery winners.
Arely’s husband purchased the scratch off ticket at the BP gas station. And when he got home he gave the ticket to Arely to scratch it off.
Arely then discovered that she won the $1 million jackpot prize. Surprisingly Arely put the winning ticket under her bed mattress because she considered it a safe spot.
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Arely went to lottery headquarters in Raleigh the next day to claim her prize and get her money.
Arely choose the lump sum of $600,000 and after taxes approximately $429,003 was deposited in her bank account.
