February 25, 2013 By NCEL
“I saw that I had matched the number but I thought I had maybe won five hundred dollars,” Cosme Padilla-Lanza said. “First we’re going to the bank, but then we’re going to celebrate.”
February 22, 2013 By NCEL
Pfafftown resident Rusty Hunter is the first winner of $4 million in the lottery’s new $4,000,000 Gold Bullion scratch-off game. No one in state history has won a larger guaranteed instant prize.
February 22, 2013 By NCEL
Guilford County resident Frances Landrum is the second player to win the top prize in the $1,000 a Week for Life! game.
February 21, 2013 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery reminds its players that a deadline to claim prizes for 12 instant scratch-off games is Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.
February 20, 2013 By NCEL
An assistant prekindergarten teacher from Washington is the first player to win $1 million in the lottery’s new $4,000,000 Gold Bullion game. “It’s like a load has been lifted off my shoulders,” she said.
February 19, 2013 By NCEL
“It’s just a shock to me,” said Pamela Storey. “It’s like when you wake up in the morning and you’ve dreamed something.” She plans to buy a car, help pay for her son’s education, and save for the future.
February 19, 2013 By NCEL
On Friday morning, Brad Simmons heard about a new instant scratch-off game called $4,000,000 Gold Bullion. He stopped at the PC Mart on The Plaza in Charlotte to try his luck with the game - and won $100,000.
February 19, 2013 By NCEL
Cameron Carlton of Greensboro is the third player to win $1 million instantly playing the 20X the Money game. She purchased her winning ticket at the Quick Shop Gas Stop on High Point Road in Greensboro.
February 19, 2013 By NCEL
David Cook says winning a $232,375 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot means he can pay off all his bills, buy a new car, and save for retirement. He celebrated his birthday just three days before winning big in the Feb. 15 drawing.
February 15, 2013 By NCEL
“There’s nothing you can do to prepare yourself for that moment when you realize you’ve won big,” Harold Edwards said.