RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - An Engelhard woman won her favorite lottery game but thought she was dreaming.

The North Carolina Education Lottery has announced that Santana McCoy of Engelhard has won the $219,685 jackpot from the Bison Bonanza digital lottery.

McCoy said this game is her favorite and the first one she plays. After she wagered her $5 ticket, and won, she thought was dreaming. Realizing it was real, she celebrated with her son.

The odds of her win, according to the release, was 1 in 6.2 million.

She took home $157,626 after required taxes and plans on using some of it towards a new car and the rest “for a rainy day.”

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