North Carolina nurse who works in COVID-19 unit wins $1 million prize

A North Carolina nurse who works in a COVID-19 unit at a long-term care facility has won a $1 million prize, the state lottery said. 

"I thought that it was a scam. I was a little upset actually!" Watkins said. "I thought that it was not real, couldn’t be real. It’s still something that I really don’t believe, I’m still in some shock here." Watkins entered the $300,000,000 Supreme Riches second-chance drawing and was chosen from more than 513,000 entries. She had the option to take the prize either in 20 payments of $50,000, or a lump sum of $425,000 after taxes. She chose the lump sum. Watkins still isn't sure what to do with her winnings, but plans to take some time to think about what to do with the money.