Woman Wins $2 million, After $1 Million Win
Kenya Sloan of Shelby won twice in 2 months. Sloan won $1 million dollars, and two months later wins $2 million on a $20 scratch-off. Sloan is only 41 years old and gives us all hope that one day, we might win. She bought her lucky $2,000,000 Diamond Dazzler ticket in October from the Esha Food Mart on South Lafayette Street in Shelby. Sloan said it was her first time playing the $2,000,000 Diamond Dazzler game. “I told some of my family members and they couldn’t believe it either,” she said. In August of 2022, she won $1 million while playing the Carolina Jackpot game for the first time as well. After her first big win in August, Sloan said she wanted to buy a house. She purchased land and has almost finished building her new home.
When Sloan arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to collect her prize, she had the decision to make. She could choose to receive the prize as an annuity of $100,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $1.2 million. She chose the lump-sum amount of $1.2 million and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $855,006. Sloan said now she planned to use her winnings to make her dream to open her own soul food restaurant come true.
Ticket sales from scratch-off games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. The state provided $28.5 million in grants, using money raised by the lottery, to help Cleveland County with school construction. For details on other ways Cleveland County benefits from lottery funds, visit https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/FkUZCrkv90In1VylS7h6Pe?domain=nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section. Good luck in winning the lottery in 2023!
