Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA North Carolina house cleaner, Chelsea Carter, won over $626,000 on an online lottery game. The 40-year-old from Ocean Isle Beach secured the jackpot on her birthday after placing a $10 bet on the Monopoly Digital Instants game. Carter described the win as a “blessing”, highlighting that “everyday people can win something like this”. The Monopoly Digital Instants game has odds of one in 50,000,000 for winning the jackpot. The North Carolina Education Lottery, established in 2005, allocates its net profits to fund education initiatives across the state. In fullNorth Carolina house cleaner bets $10 and wins the ‘grand fortune’ netting her a six-figure paydayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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A North Carolina woman celebrated her birthday by playing an online lottery game that earned her "the best birthday present ever" -- a $626,543 prize.