When a Maryland woman had a serendipitous moment while sitting in traffic, she took it “as a sign of good fortune.” The woman was idling in traffic when a license plate caught her eye, Maryland Lottery officials said in a Jan. 23 news release. The license plate number included her late father’s birthday, lottery officials said.

Barbara Jenkins, of Richlands, paid $10 for the scratch-off ticket, which means she got a $100,000 return for every buck she spent. Jenkins made the trip from Onslow County to Raleigh Thursday, Jan. 23,

North Carolina lottery prize was identified as Michael Bach. The Cary man kept $78,925 after taxes, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote in a news release. The original story is below. A lottery player has a big reason to celebrate after scoring a life-changing win in North Carolina.