July 15, 2013 By NCEL
Farmers, a waitress, a prekindergarten teacher, and an accountant were among those winning $1 million or more in lottery prizes during fiscal year 2013 as strong ticket sales led to record lottery earnings for North Carolina of $478 million.
July 11, 2013 By NCEL
Bruce Kluttz of Cleveland is the latest player to win the $750,000 top prize playing the lottery’s Jumbo Bucks game.
July 11, 2013 By NCEL
“I play the lottery for entertainment,” Margaret Cleveland said. “What I like to do is buy them and put them in a drawer in my house. Whenever I get bored on a Sunday or Monday night, I’ll take out a few and see what I’ve got.”
July 10, 2013 By NCEL
Robert Rose Sr. of Candler is the third player to win the $100,000 top prize playing the lottery’s Diamond 7’s game.
July 8, 2013 By NCEL
Hit $500!, one of three new games launching Tuesday, gives players the chance to win one of more than 2,700 top prizes of $500.
July 2, 2013 By NCEL
“I could do a couple of flips right now,” Kenneth Massey said as he collected his winnings.
June 28, 2013 By NCEL
Rodger Keith Melton, a retired security guard, went out to buy two lottery tickets Saturday night, fell asleep and woke up Sunday morning to find out he was an instant millionaire.
June 27, 2013 By NCEL
Jose Rojas-Noyola of Greenville, S.C. is the final player to win the top prize playing the lottery’s Power 7’s game.
June 27, 2013 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery has made its final transfers of lottery revenues to the state for fiscal year 2013, bringing its total contribution to $461.3 million. With the transfers, the lottery's total contribution to the state now exceed $2.9 billion.
June 27, 2013 By NCEL
For the first time in its history, the N.C. Education Lottery achieved a key milestone with its instant ticket sales of more than $1 billion.