Brunswick County women Marie Holmes, recently won a whopping $188 million out of the massive $500 million Powerball jackpot. Now Holmes, a mother of four, is in hot water with authorities. The lucky winner was recently cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
According to WWAYTV3, police went to the home of Marie Holmes to arrest Lamarr McDow for violating the terms of his bond on a prior charge. While at the home cops found marijuana and cited all the adults with possession of half ounce or less.
Holmes was one of the three big winners who split the recent half a billion jackpot, taking home a $188 million. At the time of her win, Marie spoke with Powerball officials, as the website reports.
“A single mother from a small town in Coastal North Carolina has come forward to claim her $188 million Powerball prize, making her the largest jackpot winner in state history.
“Until recently, Marie Holmes of Shallotte supported her four children by working jobs at Wal-Mart, Food Lion, KFC, McDonald’s and Subway. The 26-year-old’s life changed forever when her Powerball ticket matched all six numbers in the Feb. 11 drawing, winning her a third of the $564 million jackpot.
“At a news conference Monday afternoon, N.C. Education Lottery executive director Alice Garland presented Holmes with a check celebrating her $188 million win.
"’I am humbled and grateful for the opportunities this has created for my family,’ she said.
“Holmes, an occasional lottery player, asked her mom to get her a ticket because the jackpot had grown so large. Her lucky Quick Pick ticket came from the Scotchman on Whiteville Road in Shallotte, a town of less than 4,000 people just minutes from the South Carolina border.”
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