While celebrating her 19th birthday last week, University of North Carolina Wilmington student Laniah Ashley took a gamble and purchased her very first lotto card—and she won a whopping sum! The first-year biology major , who aspires to eventually attend medical school , dropped $20 on a 100x The Cash scratch-off ticket after celebrating with her grandparents in her hometown of Clinton, North Carolina . “It was my first time ever buying a ticket. I thought the colors on the ticket looked pretty, so I chose that one,” Ashley said. After scratching through the ticket at her grandparents’ house, Ashley had the experience that every lotto player dreams of securing a big turnaround. Specifically, this college student ‘s $20 purchase resulted in her winning a whopping $100,000. “I kept looking at the numbers and reading the rules over and over again. I was too stunned to speak,” she recalled. “At first, I kept it to myself because I didn’t want to sound crazy. I was too excited to believe...