A North Carolina woman says she can finally undergo double knee replacement surgery after winning $150K Powerball prize

• A North Carolina woman won a $150,000 Powerball prize, according to the state lottery.
• Ronda Isaac said that she could get the double knee replacement surgery she's been holding off.

A North Carolina mortician can finally undergo knee surgery after winning a $150,000 Powerball prize, state lottery officials announced.

Ronda Isaac, 57, said she purchased her Quick Pick ticket through the NC Education Lottery because it's "convenient," according to a state lotto statement on Wednesday.

"Isaac's winning ticket matched numbers on four white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000," the press release said. "The prize tripled to $150,000 when the 3X Power Play multiplier hit."

The Lincoln County resident, who said she was "in shock" after winning, walked out of lottery headquarters earlier this week with $106,876 after state and federal taxes, according to the NC Education Lottery.

Isaac plans to save her prize money after finally getting the double knee replacement surgery after holding off on it for many years, per the press release.

"When you work standing up all the time, that's pretty exciting," Issac told state lottery officials.

Last year, another lucky North Carolina woman won $2 million from a lottery scratch-off just months after winning $1 million. A man who used his family's ages as his lottery numbers won more than $400,000 in 2021.