The Maryland woman soon realized her prize was much greater than she initially thought, lottery officials said.

A lottery player has a huge reason to celebrate after hitting the jackpot in North Carolina. The player bought a Cash 5 game ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the Jan. 7 drawing, making it worth $200,

However, the extra ticket was part of the Let it Snow promotion that “awarded players at random a free FAST PLAY ticket in December after Pick 3/4/5 purchases,” lottery officials said. While her Pick 3 ticket wasn’t a winner, it was a different story when she checked her free $5 Merry Money Match ticket.