Heather Jones of Bear Creek in Chatham County won a $150,000 prize playing the game “Fire and Spice,” the North Carolina Education Lottery announced last week. She claimed her prize – which, after required federal and state taxes, comes to $107,633 – at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday. Jones said she plans to use her winnings to pay for her daughter’s college tuition.

In the digital instant game, a player can play from 50 cents to $30. Jones played $30 to win the top prize. The North Carolina Education Lottery says the odds of winning the top prize are one-in-1,000,000. Fire and Spice is one of 36 different digital instant games offered by the lottery.

The North Carolina Education Lottery offers 36 different digital instant games, including ‘Fire and Spice.’ (Photo via the North Carolina Education Lottery)

Sales from Fire and Spice and other games have raised more than $1 billion for education in the state of North Carolina since 2017, with more than $4 million of that going to programs in Chatham County.

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