RALEIGH – Starting June 28, the N.C. Education Lottery will have a new television station in the Triad, FOX8, where lottery drawings will air each night.

“Many of our lottery players enjoy watching the drawings to see if their lucky numbers come up,” said Alice Garland, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. “With the help of FOX8, it will be easier for lottery players in the Triad to quickly find out the winning numbers picked in our drawings.”

FOX8 will broadcast the drawings for both of the NCEL’s multi-state games, Powerball and Mega Millions, as well as those for North Carolina games, Carolina Cash 5, Carolina Pick 4 and Carolina Pick 3. Here is the schedule of drawings that the station will follow:

• Powerball drawings will air at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
• Mega Million drawings will air at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
• Carolina Cash 5, Carolina Pick 4 and Carolina Pick 3 drawings will air nightly at approximately 11:22 p.m.

Under the partnership, winning numbers will also be provided on the FOX8 Morning News and on the station’s website.

FOX8 joins the NCEL’s network of five draw stations that broadcast the nightly drawings throughout the state.

Ticket sales made it possible for the lottery to raise more than half a billion for the state last year. North Carolina Education Lottery net proceeds will be used this year to help pay salaries of teachers and teacher assistants, for pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds, school construction and repair, and need-based college scholarships and financial aid.