Winston-Salem woman collects $167,233 Digital Instant jackpot
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Maleka Martin of Winston-Salem won a $167,233 jackpot playing the Digital Instant game Banker's Vault with a $1 play. She claimed her prize of $120,435 after taxes.
Key points
- •Winner Maleka Martin secured a $167,233 jackpot from a $1 play in the Banker's Vault Digital Instant game.
- •The Digital Instant game features a progressive jackpot, which restarted at $80,000 and is now over $85,000.
- •After tax withholdings, the winner took home $120,435.
- •Players can wager from 50 cents to $5 in the Banker's Vault game.
- •There are 88 different Digital Instant games available to play online.
Why it matters
This shows how a small $1 play on a Digital Instant game can lead to a significant jackpot win. It highlights the progressive nature of some online games.
Official release
Maleka Martin of Winston-Salem tried her luck on a Digital Instant game on Friday and won a $167,233 jackpot.
Martin won the top level “Gold” jackpot on a $1 play in the Banker’s Vault game. The Digital Instant game features a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win were 1 in 40 million.
She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $120,435.
In the Banker’s Vault Digital Instant game, a player can play from 50 cents to $5. After Martin won the jackpot, it restarted at $80,000 and has grown to over $85,000 as of Thursday afternoon.
Digital Instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Eighty-eight different games are available to play online now.
Education programs in Forsyth County received $21.3 million in support from lottery funds last year. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
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