North Carolina woman wins $1 million thanks to low fuel light

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‘I was screaming’: Woman wins $1 million thanks to low fuel light

Updated: 5:51 AM EST Dec 1, 2022

A woman in North Carolina has a lot to be thankful for, including a full tank of gas and one very lucky lottery ticket. Related video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to do after they’ve wonLaura Keen won $1 million after stopping with her boyfriend to get gas at a 7-Eleven in Kernersville, North Carolina, after a day of Christmas shopping. “We would never have won that if that gas light had not gone off,” Keen said as she collected the prize. She stopped to get gas, grab some coffee and bought a $30 Millionaire Maker ticket. A few minutes later, a celebration broke out in the couple’s truck in the store’s parking lot. “I was screaming,” Keen said. “He was screaming. We both were screaming. We were just in shock, just shock.”Keen chose the lump-sum amount of $600,000 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $426,069.She said she plans to take a small vacation and be smart with the rest.

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A woman in North Carolina has a lot to be thankful for, including a full tank of gas and one very lucky lottery ticket.

Related video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to do after they’ve won

Laura Keen won $1 million after stopping with her boyfriend to get gas at a 7-Eleven in Kernersville, North Carolina, after a day of Christmas shopping.

“We would never have won that if that gas light had not gone off,” Keen said as she collected the prize.

She stopped to get gas, grab some coffee and bought a $30 Millionaire Maker ticket. A few minutes later, a celebration broke out in the couple’s truck in the store’s parking lot.

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“I was screaming,” Keen said. “He was screaming. We both were screaming. We were just in shock, just shock.”

Keen chose the lump-sum amount of $600,000 and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $426,069.

She said she plans to take a small vacation and be smart with the rest.