December 19, 2011 By NCEL
The second half of a $257,790 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot from the Nov. 26 drawing was claimed Monday by a Mooresville woman and a friend from Lancaster, Pa.
December 19, 2011 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery has three new instant games on sale. The new games, launching Tuesday, are called Extreme Green, Sterling Silver and Love to Win.
December 16, 2011 By NCEL
Todd Bodily, a resident of Sanford in Lee County, plans to use the $134,296 prize he won playing Carolina Cash 5 to purchase a new truck and pay bills. Bodily matched all five numbers in the Dec. 13 drawing to win the jackpot.
December 12, 2011 By NCEL
A lottery retailer, Harris Teeter, received an incentive award from the N.C. Education Lottery for selling a ticket that won a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot and decided to donate the money to a food bank.
December 8, 2011 By NCEL
Rodney Rhoades, a contractor from Newton in Catawba County, plans to pay off his mortgage and his auto loans with the $265,968 he won playing Carolina Cash 5.
December 6, 2011 By NCEL
Luther Pinkerton, a retired furniture store owner from Hickory, plans to help his family and contribute to an orphanage in the Philippines with the $50,000 a year for life prize he won playing the $200,000 a Year for Life game.
December 6, 2011 By NCEL
William Luke Parker, a resident of Concord in Cabarrus County, has played the same set of Carolina Cash 5 numbers consistently over the past three years. His persistence finally paid off in the Dec. 1 drawing when he matched all five numbers, winning the $143,933 jackpot.
December 2, 2011 By NCEL
Small wins playing instant games turned into a big win for Richard "JJ" Ledford of Enka as he won the top prize in the $100,000 Treasure Tree scratch-off game. His good luck streak came in a convenience store in Candler on a Saturday night.
November 30, 2011 By NCEL
When Erminio Lamanna of Wilmington purchased tickets for the Nov. 26 Carolina Cash 5 drawing, he said he hoped he would win his money back. Little did he know that the fourth ticket would go on to match four numbers for a $104 prize and the fifth would match all five numbers drawn, winning him $128,895.
November 29, 2011 By NCEL
Robert Parker had heard someone won big in the Sunday, Nov. 20 drawing. But he didn't realize he won $634,650 until the day after Thanksgiving.