N.C. woman wins lottery jackpot on daughter's birthday - UPI.com

Dec. 24 (UPI) -- An already special day became extra memorable for a North Carolina woman when she scored a $161,929 lottery prize on her daughter's birthday.

Denton resident Linda Rogers told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she stopped at the Mobil Mart on East Salisbury Street in Denton on Saturday, her daughter's birthday, and bought a $2 10X The Cash Fast Play ticket.

The ticket turned out to be a $161.929 jackpot winner.

"What a blessing that is," she said.

Rogers said the win made her daughter's birthday all the more special.

N.C. woman wins lottery jackpot on daughter's birthday - UPI.com

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