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RALEIGH, NC – A young mother of four recently won a large portion of the Powerball jackpot – $188 million to be exact.
WKRN News 2 reports that Marie Holmes, 26, of North Carolina, had a ticket that was one of three sold nationwide matching all the numbers in the more than $560 million jackpot.
Holmes plans to use the money to go back to school, with the goal of improving the lives of her children, including one who suffers from cerebral palsy. When she learned of her winnings, Holmes said she ran around the house yelling out the news to her kids.
She plans to travel to Raleigh on Friday to collect her share of the prize.
*WKRN News 2 contributed to this report.