Oh, baby: North Carolina woman hits $100K Powerball jackpot hours after giving birth - FOX13 Memphis

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Well, someone has to wage the diaper bills. This makes it easier.

A North Carolina pistillate gave commencement to a girl -- and deed a $100,000 Powerball prize hours aboriginal successful the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Brenda Gomez Hernandez, 28, of Concord, deed it large connected Nov. 9 with a steadfast babe miss to spell with her 2 sons, and a healthier slope relationship to ft the bills for her newborn and the remainder of her family.

“I consciousness similar she brought maine my luck,” Hernandez told lottery officials successful a quality release aft collecting her cheque connected Wednesday. “I’m truthful thankful.”

Hernandez, a housekeeper, bought a summons from the QuikTrip convenience store successful Concord. Using the birthdays of her 2 sons, Hernandez matched 4 achromatic balls and the Powerball to triumph $50,000, lottery officials. The fig doubled erstwhile the 2X Power Play multiplier hit, lottery officials said.

“When I recovered retired I cried,” Hernandez said. “I’m conscionable truthful excited and happy.”

Hernandez claimed her prize astatine lottery office connected Wednesday. After the required taxes were deducted, she took location $65,015.

Hernandez said a ample information of her winnings volition spell toward paying for her house.

And besides for diapers, nary doubt.

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