January 29, 2014 By NCEL
Ryan Pleasants beat odds of 1 in 575,757 when his ticket matched all five numbers in the Jan. 24 drawing, claiming a third of that night’s $792,045 jackpot.
January 28, 2014 By NCEL
Thanks to strong ticket sales, the N.C. Education Lottery increased earnings for the state’s education programs by 10 percent in the first six months of fiscal year 2014.
January 28, 2014 By NCEL
“I really couldn’t believe it,” Charles Munday said. “You never expect it to happen to you, but this is what you play for. This feels great. It’s amazing, really.”
January 24, 2014 By NCEL
“I saw that I had won and I just started screaming and jumping up and down,” Ruth Alvarado said. “I’m so happy and excited.”
January 23, 2014 By NCEL
For a second time, good luck has come to Keith McClintock. In April 2012, the Durham man scratched his way to $150,000 on a $5 Aces High ticket. This time, his good fortune came on a $10 Holiday Gold ticket – to the tune of $1 million.
January 21, 2014 By NCEL
Maudisteen Harvey of Winston-Salem is the latest player to claim a $100,000 prize in the lottery’s $1 Million MONOPOLY game.
January 17, 2014 By NCEL
A $20 lottery ticket purchased in Wendell turned out to be worth $3 million. David Hopkins of Middlesex and Danny Ray of Zebulon claimed the prize money they won playing the $120 Million Cash game.
January 17, 2014 By NCEL
Clarence Wright, a postman from Greensboro, plans to use the $1 million prize he won playing Mega Millions to pay off his home and save for the future.
January 16, 2014 By NCEL
“I was sitting at home scratching the ticket and I just about fell on the floor,” Herbert Williams said as he collected his winnings on Thursday. “I was in the right place at the right time, I guess.”
January 15, 2014 By NCEL
A lucky ticket, which beat odds of 1 in 18.4 million, was sold at the Spartan BP on South Aycock Street in Greensboro.