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Woman wins $200,000 after buying lottery ticket at Charlotte gas station

CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte woman bought a $5 scratch-off lottery ticket and won $200,000, N.C. Lottery officials said.

Celise Redmon bought her Lincoln ticket from Mountain Island BP on Vinnies Way in Charlotte. She collected her prize Monday at lottery headquarters and after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $142,021.

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The Lincoln game debuted this month as a part of the Cash family of games with six $200,000 prizes. Four $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed.

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