March 17, 2014 By NCEL
“It really is hard to believe," Tracy Sheils said. "We checked and double-checked the numbers on the phone, the TV and the computer. Then we triple-checked.”
March 17, 2014 By NCEL
Linda Rice is the latest player to win the top prize in the $250,000 Cash Money game.
March 17, 2014 By NCEL
Mauro Oliveira, a health insurance manager from Miami Lakes in Florida, says he plans to take a trip after winning the Feb. 22 jackpot.
March 13, 2014 By NCEL
Stephen Wright of Charlotte is the second person to claim one of two $2 million Powerball prizes won in the March 1 Powerball drawing.
March 13, 2014 By NCEL
Cindy Reeves, a stockroom clerk from Wilmington, won her big prize playing the new $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular game.
March 12, 2014 By NCEL
“I wasn’t wearing my glasses," John Ames said. "So the numbers looked fuzzy but awfully familiar. I ran upstairs to get my glasses and to tell my wife. We couldn’t believe it.”
March 10, 2014 By NCEL
Joe and Toni Thomas moved to Wilson ten years ago to enjoy retirement together. After Joe scratched off a $150,000 instant prize Saturday morning, the couple says they will relish retirement even more.
March 10, 2014 By NCEL
“I got in the car and started scratching and thought I had won ten dollars,” Jakequlyn Dalton said. “Then I thought I had won $100. Then I saw that comma and I started hollering right there in the parking lot.”
March 7, 2014 By NCEL
The Education Lottery is participating by training its staff on problem gambling and by conducting a television and radio advertising campaign to encourage responsible play of lottery games.
March 6, 2014 By NCEL
“I called the lottery hotline late that night and checked the numbers,” Roxanne Coppedge said. “I didn’t think it was true. I must have called fifty times to make sure. I even slept on the ticket all night to make sure I didn’t lose it.”