RALEIGH — Carolyn Ellis, of Charlotte, bought a $5 scratch-off from a Charlotte gas station and took home a $200,000 win.
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Ellis bought her lucky Red Hot Slots ticket from Mountain Island BP on Vinnies Way.
Ellis took home $143,001 after taxes.
The Red Hot Slots game debuted in May with five top prizes of $200,000. Two $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed.