A stop for gas on Saturday led to an emotional scene for Laura Bolch of Maiden when a $30 scratch-off purchase uncovered a $100,000 lottery prize.
“I about had a heart attack,” she laughed.
Bolch, a restaurant manager, bought her lucky Black Titanium ticket from Hop In on Island Ford Road in Maiden. She called her dad and husband right away to tell them what happened.
“I was crying and screaming at the same time,” Bolch recalled.
She arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim her prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,509.
Bolch said she plans to use her winnings to pay off her car loan.
The Black Titanium game debuted in June with six $4 million prizes and 16 $100,000 prizes. Three $4 million prizes and six $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
Catawba County received $38 million in state grants, with money raised by the lottery, to help with school construction. For details on other ways Catawba County benefits from lottery funds, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.