A North Carolina woman's retirement plans were solidified after she won a $1 million lottery prize. Veronica Cunningham longed to stop working this year, and her winnings helped make her dream come true, according to the NC Education Lottery. The prize will also help the Charlotte resident pay off her home.

Congratulations to the player who tried their luck on Keno and won a $100,000 prize yesterday! The winner purchased their ticket from the NC Lottery Claims Center on Oak Branch Drive in Greensboro. pic.twitter.com/nFgNRpu0rU

Brand loyalty helped an eastern North Carolina man win a seven-figure jackpot in the state lottery. Robert Thomas beat odds of 1 in 1,343,875 on Saturday, March 29, to win a jackpot on an Ultimate Dash scratch-off ticket, and he says it’s a game he plays out of “love.”