Local Woman Wins $700,000 Lottery Prize

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – A Huntersville woman has 700,000 reasons to be excited. Donna Smith won a huge lottery prize over the weekend. She bought a $10 777 ticket from the Run-In convenience store on Gilead Road Sunday morning.

Smith says that after see she won, she thought she was going to have a heart attack, and had to calm herself down. She collected her prize the next day. After state and federal taxes, Smith went home with a little more than $500,000.

Smith plans to pay off her house and car. She also plans to donate to her church, and help family members who are struggling.