19-Year-Old University Student Wins N57m Lottery Jackpot

Laniah Ashley, a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, won $100,000 (N57m) from a scratch-off ticket after she played the lottery for the first time on her birthday.

Ashley turned 19 on Wednesday and bought a 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket for $20 after celebrating with her grandparents.

“It was my first time ever buying a ticket. I thought the colors on the ticket looked pretty so I chose that one,” she told lottery officials.

Ashley said she was too stunned to speak after realizing she had won and kept going over the numbers and rules.

“At first I kept it to myself because I didn’t want to sound crazy. I was too excited to believe it was true,” she said.

Ashley, a biology major with plans to attend medical school, walked away with $71,106 in total after state and federal taxes.

She said the money will go towards school and to helping out her grandparents.

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