Grocery worker’s NC lottery win had cashier jumping with joy

The six-figure lottery win was won by a grocery employee, and the North Carolina cashier was unable to control his excitement.

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In a news release on February 14, winner Bernadad Cumbie remarked, "He started leaping up and down and gave me a great hug."

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She told the lottery organisers, "I was so delighted that I could contact my son and tell him I won $400,000."

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Cumbie's luck came when she made a stop at a Greensboro Quick Mart store.

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Cumbie remarked in the news release, "I just kept watching all these champions in North Carolina and kept believing that could be me.

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It turned out that her ticket had won the last $400,000 top prize for the Blowout game. She claimed that's when she notified the Quick Mart clerk about her lottery win.

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