August 11, 2014 By NCEL
RALEIGH – Glen Locklear said that winning his $173,578 share of a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot means he can take his fiancé on a cruise to the Bahamas. But the North Carolina native almost missed the boat. “I was fixing to throw the ticket away,” Locklear said.
August 11, 2014 By NCEL
“I checked the numbers on my computer on Saturday morning and almost passed out,” Ashby Jordan said. “I know I must have checked the numbers six more times. I was ecstatic then and I still am.”
August 11, 2014 By NCEL
Karen Witherspoon is the first player to win $100,000 in the new $1,000,000 Jackpot game.
August 6, 2014 By NCEL
Michele Freeman is the latest player to win the top prize in the $200,000 Grant game.
August 5, 2014 By NCEL
“When I saw what I had won I felt dizzy,” Ralph Havis said. “I just couldn’t believe it. I’m going to put this right in the bank. Some people talk about the fun things they would do if they won the lottery, but my fun is selling hamburgers.”
August 4, 2014 By NCEL
Kevin Humphrey is the latest player to win the top prize in the Jumbo Bucks game.
August 4, 2014 By NCEL
Some players enjoy playing Powerball, Mega Millions or Cash 5, picking their numbers and waiting for a drawing to see if they win the jackpot. For those players who would like an instant chance at a jackpot comes a new suite of jackpot-themed scratch-off games.
August 1, 2014 By NCEL
“I was at work when I saw that I had the winning numbers,” Rudolph Laviner said. “I shouted across the hall to my coworkers that I had won. I couldn’t quite believe it.”
July 29, 2014 By NCEL
Barry Gaines of Kannapolis is the latest North Carolinian to scratch off the $1 million prize in the $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular game.
July 25, 2014 By NCEL
“I felt like dancing, jumping, running, and hollering,” Cory Mcneill said. “I am blown away. I knew I was going to win, I just didn’t know when.”