Charlotte Woman Wins $130K Playing NC Lottery App

Charlotte NC

08 July, 2021

12:04 PM

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CHARLOTTE, NC — After six years of playing her own numbers, a Charlotte woman scored a $130,000 lottery win by playing a game online through a mobile app, North Carolina Education Lottery announced. Christene Costello won the prize playing the Cash 5 jackpot through the NCEL's Official Mobile App for the June 21 drawing. She claimed her prize at lottery headquarters earlier this week, and took home $91,923 after paying taxes. "I'm still in shock," she said. "I'm still trying to feel like it's real." The win couldn't have come at a better time, Costello told lottery officials. "I had a flood in my house," Costello said. "So, I was trying to figure out how I was going to afford to do the upper cabinets. This came at a good time." She said she also plans to buy her son a washer and dryer as a housewarming gift for his new home. SEE ALSO: South Charlotte House Fire Displaces Family Of 4Tropical Storm Elsa: Heavy Rain Expected Across NCShootings Into Occupied Homes, Vehicles On The Rise In CharlotteSearch On For Woman Wanted In Charlotte Wells Fargo Bank HeistMissing 65-Year-Old Man Located, Reunited With Family: CMPD