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Mega Millions jackpot weighs in Friday at $112 million and Powerball comes in even larger on Saturday at $278 million.
Hosmer said he is going to celebrate his $100,000 win with a trip to Hawaii.
A winner in North Carolina would have the choice of a $264 million annuity or $186.7 million cash.
She was one of three winners who won the jackpot so the $502,905 was divided three ways.
Charles Collier III of Charlotte tried his luck on a $5 Fast Play ticket and won a $126,722 lottery prize.
The two big wins occurred in the Saturday night Lucky for Life drawing.
The jackpot has been growing since the Oct. 4 drawing when a ticket purchased on California won $699.8 million.
He was the second winner of the top prize in the Holiday Cheer scratch-off game.
He was having a hard time believing that a stop for gas and the purchase of a $5 scratch-off resulted in a $150,000 prize.
He became the third North Carolinian to win that prize in the Lucky for Life game in the last four weeks.