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.”
February 28, 2014 By NCEL
“I was getting ready to go to work this morning and I looked up my numbers in the newspaper,” Jesus Madera said. “I didn’t think it was real at first, so I had my wife call the lottery hotline to make sure. After that, I got really excited.”
February 27, 2014 By NCEL
“We’re building a house and this will help us pay for it,” Troy Barrett said on Thursday. “I might start a college fund for my kid, as well.”
February 27, 2014 By NCEL
“I’ve always wanted to come to Raleigh to claim a big prize," Todd Edge said. "Now that I’m here, it hasn’t really sunk in.”
February 24, 2014 By NCEL
Barbara Hall of Whiteville stopped Friday night to buy gas – and came away with much more: $150,000. “The store clerk heard I was excited. She said, ‘Oh my God, you’re a big winner!’” Hall recalled. “I said, ‘I am.’”
February 24, 2014 By NCEL
A first try playing an instant game led to a $1 million win for Erika Aparicio, a greenhouse worker from Charlotte.