RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Shelby woman doubled her luck, winning $2 million in a $20 scratchoff just months after winning $1 million, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
“I thought, ‘This will never happen again,'” Kenya Sloan told a lottery official. “But it was.”
The 41-year-old bought her winning ticket to Diamond Dazzler last October at the Yisha Food Mart on Lafayette Street in Shelby.
In August, Sloan won $1 million in the Carolina Jackpot Game.
“I told some of my family members and they couldn’t believe it,” she said.
Sloan chose to take home a lump sum of $855,006 after state and federal taxes were deducted.
After winning in August, she bought a piece of land and nearly finished building her new home. Now that she’s triumphant again, Sloan plans to open her own soul food restaurant.
“I was just standing there in shock,” she said. “I feel blessed. That’s all I can say.”
