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Kimberly Kaighn of Plymouth tried her luck with a $5 scratch-off and took home a $250,000 prize.

Kaighn purchased her lucky 20X The Cash ticket from the Speedway on U.S. 64 East in Plymouth, according to a press release from NC Education Lottery.

She claimed her prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and, after federal and state tax withholdings, received $176,876.

For details on how lottery funds have impacted North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website, nclottery.com.

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