{"id":2473089,"date":"2025-08-10T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-are-the-odds-nc-woman-pulls-off-stunning-lottery-feat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:39:47","slug":"what-are-the-odds-nc-woman-pulls-off-stunning-lottery-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-are-the-odds-nc-woman-pulls-off-stunning-lottery-feat\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Odds? NC Woman Pulls Off Stunning Lottery Feat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-are-the-odds-nc-woman-pulls-off-stunning-lottery-feat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A woman from North Carolina, Jennifer Kleinendorst, won a $2 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cma-board-limits-morgan-wallens-award-eligibility-excluded-from-the-top-prize\/\" title=\"CMA Board Limits Morgan Wallen\u2019s Award Eligibility, Excluded From The Top Prize\">top prize<\/a> in the &#8220;100X The Cash&#8221; lottery scratch-off, her second <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-public-schools-will-suspend-advanced-classes-because-too-many-students-in-them-are-white-or-asian\/\" title=\"Boston Public Schools Will Suspend Advanced Classes Because Too Many Students In Them Are White Or Asian\">lottery win<\/a><\/a> within a few months. She purchased the $20 ticket in Fuquay-Varina. Although the top prize was $2 million, she was initially given $1.2 million at the lottery office due to reasons not explained in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-wisconsin-lawsuit-to-stop-certification-challenges-nearly-160000-votes\/\" title=\"Emergency Wisconsin Lawsuit To Stop Certification Challenges Nearly 160,000 Votes\">news release<\/a>. Kleinendorst chose to receive the $1.2 million as a lump sum, and after taxes, her take-home amount was $861,006.<\/p>\n<p>This win followed her earlier lottery success in June, when she won $250,000 in the &#8220;2025 Multiply The Cash Second Chance&#8221; drawing, taking home $179,375 after taxes. Some lottery fans criticized the payout terms, especially the option of receiving winnings as annuities over 20 years, which has both risks and tax implications, but the lottery clarified that remaining payments would go to the winner&#8217;s estate if they passed away before receiving all funds. Kleinendorst was celebrating her second notable lottery victory within months.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A North Carolina woman won a $2 million top prize lottery ticket, her second lottery win since June.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Kleinendorst paid just $20 for the winning &ldquo;100X The Cash&rdquo; scratch-off ticket, which she had bought in the town of Fuquay-Varina, according to a North Carolina Education Lottery <a href=\"https:\/\/nclottery.com\/NewsBlogDetails\/2025\/8\/5\/Johnston-County-woman-wins-2-million-her-second-big-lottery-prize-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The odds of winning the top prize was one in 1,540,530, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nclottery.com\/scratch-off\/976\/100x-the-cash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lottery page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But when Kleinendorst went to claim her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/days-saying-deserves-money-angel-reese-reveals-can-barely-dribble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money<\/a> at lottery headquarters on Monday, she was given $1.2 million instead of $2 million, though the news release didn&rsquo;t explain why.<\/p>\n<p>She was given a choice, however, of whether she wanted the $1.2 million in a lump sum, or in $100,000 annuities over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Her ticket was from Hill Top on North Main St in Fuquay-Varina. Kleinendorst previously won the $250,000 grand prize in the 2025&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ipS2UnLnM\">pic.twitter.com\/3ipS2UnLnM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NC Education Lottery (@nclottery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nclottery\/status\/1952779101728542732?\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-isnt-based-in-science-desantiss-office-blasts-cdc-over-k-12-in-school-mask-guidelines\/\" title=\"\u2018It Isn\u2019t Based In Science\u2019: DeSantis\u2019s Office Blasts CDC Over K-12 In-School Mask Guidelines\">person criticized<\/a> the lottery for what it ultimately paid Kleinendorst.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel like that&rsquo;s a bit messed up,&rdquo; Kristen M. wrote in a comment under the news release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You won 2 million but you dont get it really. you have to take it in payments over 20 years. Which you never know whether you&rsquo;re gonna make it or not or you have to lower your amount and then it be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-socialist-mamdani-calls-shifting-heavier-tax-burden-whiter-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taxed like crazy<\/a> and end up leaving with less than half. something doesn&rsquo;t seem right,&rdquo; Kristen wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The lottery responded to Kristen about the 20-year annuity option, even though Kleinendorst had chosen the lump sum.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hi, Kristen! We wanted to  that if a player chooses the annuity option and passes away before receiving all of the payments, they are still guaranteed those remaining payments: winners will receive 20 years of annual payments, and any remaining payments after their passing would be paid to their estate,&rdquo; the lottery wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But Kleinendorst likely wasn&rsquo;t fretting over it too much, as this was her second big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gas-station-clerk-caught-celebrating-allegedly-stealing-1m-lottery-ticket-tennessee-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lottery<\/a> win in months.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Kleinendorst won the $250,000 grand prize in the &ldquo;2025 Multiply The Cash Second Chance&rdquo; drawing.<\/p>\n<p>The contest had more than 23 million entries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/nc-lottery\/johnston-county-woman-wins-250000-grand-prize-in-second-chance-drawing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNCN-TV<\/a> in Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>After taxes, Kleinendorst took home $179,375.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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