‘Pretty Surprised': Conover woman wins $158k digital lottery prize

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. () — A Conover woman won big on Thursday, according to the North Carolina Lottery Commission.
Samantha Spencer was about to get some rest but ended up winning a $158,426 instant digital jackpot.
'I was about to lay down for a nap, but that made me jump up real quick,' she said, laughing.
Spencer played for a dollar in The Lamp: Dark Arts and won the second level 'Cadabra' jackpot. The odds of this win were 1 in 32 million.
'I was pretty surprised,' she recollected. 'I didn't expect that.'
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Why did she pick this game?
'My favorite color is green, and the wheel in the game is green,' she said.
On Monday, Spencer went to lottery headquarters to claim her prize, and after taxes, she walked away with $113,671.
Spencer says she plans to use the money to pay bills and to support local cat rescues.
In The Lamp: Dark Arts, players can wager from 50 cents to $30. After Specer's win, the game reset to $25,000. As of Tuesday morning, the game's top level, 'Alakazam,' jackpot sits at over $892,000.
Digital instant games can only be played on the lottery's website or mobile app. Forty-six games are available.
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