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Oct. 27 (UPI) \u2014<\/span> A North Carolina woman said a store being sold out of her favorite scratch-off lottery ticket led to her winning a $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n Dana Pruitt, 62, of Pilot Mountain, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials she ended up buying a Fabulous Fortune scratch-off ticket from Mayberry Mart in Mount Airy.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe odd thing is the ticket I purchased was not even the one I was looking for,\u201d Pruitt said. \u201cThey were sold out of my first choice.\u201d<\/p>\n The second-choice ticket ended up being a $100,000 winner.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I scratched it, I about had a heart attack,\u201d Pruitt said. \u201cIt shocked me.\u201d<\/p>\n Pruitt said her winnings will go toward her retirement savings and possibly a vacation to New England.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the best win I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m still in shock to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n