September 24, 2013 By NCEL
A trio of lottery winners collected their half of the $364,188 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot won in the Sept. 11 drawing. The winners are Kathleen Byers of Shelby, Katrina Williams of Cornelius and LaChrisa Pittman of Charlotte.
September 24, 2013 By NCEL
“I was surprised and happy,” said Tommy Belcher. “If my mother-in-law hadn’t told me about the ticket, I may have let it expire. The only thing she’s asking for is a new refrigerator, and I’m going to buy it for her.”
September 23, 2013 By NCEL
Juan Dominguez, a retired construction worker from Holly Springs, said he will enjoy retirement without a mortgage after winning the top prize in the 50X The Cash game.
September 19, 2013 By NCEL
Nannie Wheeler matched all five numbers in the Sept. 16 Carolina Cash 5 drawing and won the jackpot.
September 17, 2013 By NCEL
Mitch and Sally Hathaway of Hope Mills are the most recent North Carolinians to win $1 million playing the lottery. With their win, two top prizes of $1 million remain to be claimed in the Maximum Green game.
September 12, 2013 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery plans to offer a new service to its players that will allow tickets to be purchased for its three jackpot games – Powerball, Mega Millions and Carolina Cash 5 – by subscription through its website.
September 12, 2013 By NCEL
“We’ve been talking about doing that for a while,” Patrick Stanley said. “This will make it really easy. I’m happy.”
September 10, 2013 By NCEL
Jorge Polanco, a maintenance worker, said that winning $250,000 playing Mega Millions means he can take his wife and three kids on a trip to Nicaragua, where he is originally from.
September 9, 2013 By NCEL
Wake County lottery players are on a lucky streak. Three players have claimed big instant scratch-off prizes in the past four days, including two $100,000 wins and a $4 million win.
September 6, 2013 By NCEL
“This money means security,” Charles Reffitt said as he collected his winnings. “I feel like a lot has been lifted off of us. This is a blessing.”