Lottery Winners Celebrate Big Prizes in Three States

A Morehead, Kentucky man won $225,000 on a scratch-off ticket, taking home $162,000 after taxes and plans to use his prize for his son's college fund and a family vacation. In North Carolina, Pamela Noel of Garner initially believed she had won $2,000, but discovered at lottery headquarters that she had actually won $1 million, receiving $430,503 after taxes and planning to buy her dream car. Betty Hill of Simpsonville, South Carolina, also won $1 million on a North Carolina scratch-off ticket and took home $430,503 after taxes. Kim Moore from China Grove, North Carolina, won $150,000 on a $3 Powerball ticket, tripling her prize with the Power Play multiplier and collecting $107,626 after taxes. These recent winners highlight the widespread excitement and unexpected life changes brought by lottery games in Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina.