September 19, 2014 By NCEL
Jeanette Tyler, a debt collector from Durham, said she’s going to live a little more comfortably after winning $313,045 playing Carolina Cash 5. “This is truly a blessing for me,” Tyler said. “I’m going to fix up my house, buy new furniture, buy some presents for the kids and save a bit.”
September 19, 2014 By NCEL
“I was hoping that one day I’d win a big drawing but I never really thought that I would,” Annette Bell said. “I feel so blessed and lucky. This is just awesome.”
September 18, 2014 By NCEL
A friend’s story about winning prizes every now and then with scratch-off tickets led Jamiela Hardrick of Greensboro to try her luck Monday with two lottery tickets, and she won $5 on one and $100,000 on the other.
September 16, 2014 By NCEL
Juvenal Diaz, a resident of Advance, is the second player to win $200,000 playing the new Break the Bank game, which started Sept. 2. Four more top prizes – and many other prizes – are still in the game.
September 16, 2014 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery has become only the 5th U.S. lottery to achieve a top certification from the World Lottery Association for its responsible gaming program.
September 15, 2014 By NCEL
Mary Hansbro matched all five numbers in the Sept. 11 drawing to win the jackpot.
September 11, 2014 By NCEL
“I was scratching in the van outside the store and I thought I had won $150,” James Reid said. “I handed the ticket to my co-worker and he told me I had actually won $150,000. I couldn’t believe it then and I still can’t now.”
September 9, 2014 By NCEL
Jarred Earles of Eden said he followed a hunch on Saturday to buy his first lottery ticket in three years and it paid off with a $200,000 win in the new Break The Bank With Back Scratch! game.
September 8, 2014 By NCEL
Alvin Shaw claimed a $100,000 lottery prize on Monday, which happens to be his wedding anniversary. Thanks to his good luck, Shaw said, he might take his wife on a cruise. “It’s exciting to win,” he said.
September 8, 2014 By NCEL
Patrick Lingo, an assistant manager at an auto repair shop, said winnings means he can save for retirement and his son’s college fund. He also his winnings would also be used to pay off his auto loan and make home repairs.