August 15, 2012 By NCEL
Robert C. Smith said that he plans to buy a beach house after winning $750,000 playing the lottery. Smith, who lives in Gibson, is a native of the Laurinburg area who has worked for the city for 28 years.
August 15, 2012 By NCEL
Greenville resident Sam Hardy, a retired mail room supervisor at East Carolina University, plans to use his $113,736 lottery prize to pay off his auto loan. He matched all five numbers to win a share of the $227,470 jackpot in the Aug. 11 Carolina Cash 5 drawing.
August 14, 2012 By NCEL
Gary Crispens, an accountant from Durham, said that he’s predicted for years that one day he would win a big lottery prize. His prediction came true as he collected a $1 million Powerball prize he won in the Saturday’s drawing.
August 13, 2012 By NCEL
A lucky weekend for players of the N.C. Education Lottery produced big wins in each of the lottery’s draw games with more than $11.9 million in prizes including a $1 million win in the Powerball drawing and a record $7.5 million won in the Carolina Pick 4 game.
August 13, 2012 By NCEL
Saudy Charles, a resident of Charlotte, plans honeymoon with her husband with the $113,737 prize she won in the Aug. 11 Carolina Cash 5 drawing. She matched all five numbers to win a share of the $227,470 jackpot.
August 12, 2012 By NCEL
Players of the Carolina Pick 4 game won the largest payout in the game's history Saturday night when their lucky numbers, 1-1-1-1, came up in the evening drawing.
August 10, 2012 By NCEL
Minnie Atkinson's $323,228 prize is the largest ever awarded to a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot winner from Wilson County. A North Carolina native, Atkinson said she planned to use her winnings to buy a home.
August 8, 2012 By NCEL
A group of 20 lottery players, all who work manufacturing jobs at RF Micro Devices in Greensboro, matched all five white balls in the Aug. 4 Powerball drawing, winning them a $1 million prize.
August 6, 2012 By NCEL
Tamara Vivian, an office manager for a chiropractor in her hometown of Salisbury, plans to purchase a new car and pay off her student loans with the $1 million prize she won playing the lottery.
August 6, 2012 By NCEL
Three new instant scratch-off games called Diamond 7s, Fire 'n Dice, and Lucky GEms start Tuesday, Aug. 7. Diamond 7s gives players six chances to win $100,000.