Huge Powerball win leaves woman crying on porch in North Carolina. ‘Such a gift’

A woman was left “flipping out” after learning of her big Powerball win, North Carolina officials said.

Deborah Gates bought the lucky $3 ticket at a MAPCO service station in Waynesville, McClatchy News reported.

She had no idea she’d land a $100,000 prize, according to an Oct. 9 news release by the North Carolina Lottery.

“I went out on the porch and cried,” she said to officials. “Then I started flipping out.”

After checking her ticket, Gates couldn’t believe what she saw, lottery officials said.

“I looked and I looked but the brain was trying to deny what I was looking at,” Gates told officials.

Gates matched the four white balls and the red Powerball, which landed her $50,000. But because she bought a ticket with the Power Play, her prize doubled when the 2X multiplier hit, officials said.

After federal and state tax, Gates left lottery headquarters with $71,751, which she called “such a gift,” officials said.

“This is huge for me and it comes at the perfect time,” Gates said. “Now I can start looking for a house.”

Waynesville is about a 30-mile drive west from Asheville.

What to know about Powerball

To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.

The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.

Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.