A $1 online lottery play turned into a six-figure shocker for Charlotte mom Jennifer Orbock, who scored a $707,600 digital jackpot and picked up her prize at North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters on Monday. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she walked away with $509,543 and said a Disney World trip with her kids is now officially on the agenda.
Orbock told WSOC she hit the top “Alakazam” level in the Magic Winnings Vegas digital instant game while playing on the North Carolina Education Lottery website. She claimed the prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and called the windfall “still just unreal,” adding, “I always thought I had jackpot DNA.”
How the game works
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Magic Winnings Vegas features three progressive jackpot tiers, with the top “Alakazam” prize starting at $100,000. The odds of hitting that Alakazam level on a $1 play are about 1 in 64.5 million. Players can wager between 50 cents and $30 per play. The lottery notes that digital instant games are only available through its website and official mobile app, and that once a top prize is won, the progressive jackpot resets to its starting amount.
What she took home
WSOC reports that Orbock’s $707,600 top prize came to $509,543 after taxes. The station also notes that the progressive jackpot immediately restarted at $100,000 and had already climbed to more than $127,000 by Tuesday morning. Orbock told the station she intends to put part of her winnings toward a family trip to Disney World.
Claiming big prizes and context
Per the North Carolina Education Lottery, prizes of $100,000 or more must be claimed in person at lottery headquarters, which is why winners routinely make the trip to Raleigh for larger payouts. The lottery’s news and winners pages have highlighted multiple six-figure digital instant wins across the state in recent months, underscoring that online play can produce life-changing prizes. The lottery also advises winners to complete the official claim form and bring proper identification when collecting substantial prizes.
