RALEIGH, N.C. — Pamela Bradshaw from Clinton heads to New York City with a chance to become the second straight North Carolinian to win the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing on New Year's Eve.
"It's kind of overwhelming," Bradshaw said. "Wish me luck!"
Last year, Gary Krigbaum of Spindale, represented by his daughter in New York, beat out 28 other finalists to win the $1 million prize. This year, Bradshaw's chances are even better with only four other finalists, putting her odds at 1 in 5.
"I am just crossing my fingers," she said. "I feel like what is meant for me will be."
Bradshaw said she has thought about what she would do if she won the $1 million.
"I would love to have my own house," she said. "I have never owned my own home and I would just be thrilled."
Bradshaw won the four-day, three-night VIP trip for two, including an exclusive New Year's Eve gala in Times Square on New Year's Eve, in a second-chance drawing held by the N.C. Education Lottery as part of the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year promotion. She will take her daughter with her.
This year's event will mark the 5th consecutive year that Powerball has held the special drawing for a $1 million prize.
The drawing will occur just after midnight. The other finalists are from Rhode Island, Idaho, New York, and Georgia.
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