May 9, 2014 By NCEL
				
				Ahmed Hassan of Lackawanna, N.Y. is the first player to win the top prize in the new White Hot 5’s game. 
			 
		
			
				May 5, 2014 By NCEL
				
				“It’s starting to hit me now,” April Thompson said as she held her check for the first time. “I don’t think I’m going to stop smiling any time soon.”
			 
		
			
				May 5, 2014 By NCEL
				
				Raseane Denny is the second player to win the game's top prize.
			 
		
			
				May 5, 2014 By NCEL
				
				Three new instant games heading to stores on Tuesday celebrate the number five. 
			 
		
			
				April 30, 2014 By NCEL
				
				“I’m totally in shock,” Heather Eckard said as she collected her winnings. “I’m going to go hiking all the time.”
			 
		
			
				April 25, 2014 By NCEL
				
				James Foard Jr., a lifelong furniture maker from Statesville, won the top prize playing $120 Million Cash. "It's a blessing," he said. "It's a dream come true."
			 
		
			
				April 25, 2014 By NCEL
				
				Gwendolyn Macopson of Shelby plans to use the $136,546 she won playing Carolina Cash 5 to pay bills and take a vacation. 
			 
		
			
				April 24, 2014 By NCEL
				
				Gilbert Hamrick scratched off the top prize on his $5 ticket after purchasing it at Kangaroo Express on Cleveland Avenue in Kings Mountain.
			 
		
			
				April 24, 2014 By NCEL
				
				"This is life-changing for me," Jamelia Mailey said. "It’s going to provide a better future for me and my family.”
			 
		
			
				April 24, 2014 By NCEL
				
				The N.C. Education Lottery has made its third transfer of lottery dollars to the state for this fiscal year, providing to the education programs that it serves an additional $125.6 million.