The year is ending very merry and happy for a Charlotte woman and long-time Panthers fan.
Jasmine Maloy won the gift every faithful fan will envy. She gets to attend every home Panthers in style after winning a luxury suite for 12 for the 2019 season.
“I’ve lived in Charlotte my whole life,” said Maloy, a longtime Panthers fan. “But I’ve never had a chance to see a game in person. Now I’m going to be able to watch them from the suite, which makes it even better!”
Maloy, who is a health insurance worker, won the prize after she entered a Carolina Panthers scratch-off ticket into the lottery’s second-chance drawing.
“My fiancé and I talked about who we’d invite when we entered,” Maloy said. “But we never imagined we’d actually win.”
Maloy found out she won the grand prize after being invited to Bank of America Stadium where she and her fiance were greeted by cheering TopCats and Sir Purr who rushed to present her with a giant key.
After a moment of celebration, she was advised to look out the window where she saw the video messaging board in the stadium light up displaying her name.
“Oh my God! This is incredible,” Maloy said when she looked out at the stadium. “I can’t believe I get to be part of this. It means so much to me to win.” Maloy and 11 of her friends will be able to watch every home game of the 2019 season from the luxury suite. With a $1,000 food allowance for each game.
The total value of the prize is $124,000.
“My fiancé and step-dad will be at every game,” Maloy said. “I also have a lot of friends who are Panthers fans. I’m pretty sure we already have our guest list maxed out.”
Maloy said she is so excited about winning she may even include the luxury suite as part of her wedding day! “Sir Purr can be my maid of honor,” Maloy joked. “Who knows, maybe I will have my reception here."
As another surprise, the lottery sent Maloy on a $300 shopping spree at the Panthers team store so she could be dolled up for her very first game.
“I didn’t expect any of this,” Maloy said. “I’m not kidding when I say I don’t win anything. Even if it’s something simple like a raffle, I never win. This is so surreal.”
Maloy claimed her suite tickets Friday at the lottery claim center in Charlotte.
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