A WOMAN who decided to enter the lottery on a second-chance drawing 'whim' has won six figures.
The North Carolina woman walked away with $200,000.
Sandra Culifer found out that she had won the prize on June 7, 2023, after entering a Multiply the Cash second-chance drawing game.
She received the news over email and was in disbelief.
"I’m still in dreamland,” Culifer told the Coastland Times.
"I can’t even explain how I’m feeling," she continued.
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Culifer said she always enters second-chance drawings.
“There’s always that chance, you just never know. So I just figured why not?" she told the Coastland Times.
Second-chance wins occur when players get the opportunity to replay unsuccessful tickets in the next lottery drawing.
Many people use savvy tricks and tips to try and win big in the lottery.
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One man bought 25 identical tickets for the same lottery drawing and won a huge jackpot with the combined winnings.
The Virginia man decided to take a gamble and buy several of the same tickets with the hope that they would be the winner.
His risk quite literally paid off.
Dana Bickham won a total of $125,000, UPI reported.
Bickham purchased the tickets, which he said he had a "good feeling" about, on May 15 at a 7-Eleven store.
Each ticket was worth a $5,000 top prize.
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