Lottery player doesn’t need to delay surgery any longer after big Powerball win in NC
When Ronda Isaac recently learned she won a Powerball prize, she immediately knew how she was going to spend her winnings.
“I finally get my new knees,” she told officials, according to a Jan. 11 North Carolina Education Lottery news release.
Isaac, 57, who works as a mortician in Lincolnton, North Carolina, said she’s needed a double knee replacement for years but has been putting it off.
“When you work standing up all the time, that’s pretty exciting,” she told officials.
Isaac bought her lucky $3 Quick Pick ticket using the lottery’s app for the Saturday, Jan. 7, drawing, officials said. Her numbers initially won her $50,000, but the 3X Power Play multiplier hit and earned her a total of $150,000.
“I was kind of in shock,” Isaac said. “I’ve never won any big prizes before.”
After tax withholdings, she took home $106,876. Any prize money she has left after surgery will go to her savings, she told officials.
Lincolnton is about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte.
This story was originally published January 12, 2023 at 11:30 AM with the headline "Lottery player doesn’t need to delay surgery any longer after big Powerball win in NC."
