April 10, 2012 By NCEL
A story in a local newspaper alerted a retired fireman to his good luck, while a second winner discovered his win after a storeowner told him a lucky ticket was sold at his store.
April 10, 2012 By NCEL
Players from Maysville and Dunn split a $234,876 jackpot in the April 3 drawing of Carolina Cash 5. Each had a ticket that matched all five numbers to win $117,438 apiece.
April 9, 2012 By NCEL
George Young Jr., a resident of Rose Hill in Duplin County, plans to purchase a new home, help his children and invest the $2 million he won playing the new Powerball game.
April 9, 2012 By NCEL
Keith McClintock, who owns Pine State Electric and Lighting Center in Durham, plans to pay bills, purchase a car for his son and go on a vacation with the $150,000 prize he won playing Aces High.
April 5, 2012 By NCEL
Jake Pitchford, a resident of Nashville in Nash County, won two-thirds of a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot after the numbers he played on two separate tickets matched the winning numbers drawn on March 29.
April 4, 2012 By NCEL
Perry Greene, a resident of Lawndale in Cleveland County, plans to pay bills with the $1 million prize he scratched off on his Maximum Green ticket.
April 3, 2012 By NCEL
Durham resident Michael J. Kelly is the first player in the state to claim $1 million playing the new Powerball game, which is five times more than he would have won in the old game.
April 3, 2012 By NCEL
Tim Kirby, a supervisor at a cable manufacturer, plans to use the $233,917 he won in the March 29 Cash 5 drawing to pay off his mortgage, fund his children’s education, and purchase a convertible for his wife.
April 2, 2012 By NCEL
Lonnie Johnson and Lonnie Johnson Jr. had one of four North Carolina tickets that won $250,000 in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, just a Mega Ball shy of sharing in the record $656 million jackpot.
April 2, 2012 By NCEL
Regina Ritter, a telecommunications coordinator from Robbins in Moore County, plans to use the $200,000 she scratched off on her Extreme Green ticket to help her family and take a vacation.