LeBron James fan’s dream will come true after big NC lottery win. ‘So excited’
A lottery player is a big LeBron James fan — and now, she intends to fulfill a longtime dream.
After the North Carolina woman hit the jackpot, she’s making plans to see the basketball star play in person.
“It’s something I always dreamed of,” prize winner Fontella Smith told the N.C. Education Lottery in a July 29 news release.
Smith won $321,419 after a stop in a Raleigh suburb. While at a Refuel gas station in Knightdale, she bought a ticket for the Carolina Cash 5 game.
It turns out, her ticket matched all the numbers picked in the July 23 drawing. She beat 1-in-962,598 odds to win the top prize in the rolling jackpot game, McClatchy News reported.
“I am so excited,” said Smith, who lives in Raleigh.
The lucky winner kept $230,620 after taxes. After getting richer, she’s planning to travel to California to see James, who has won four NBA championships and currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
