November 23, 2011 By NCEL
A Durham man says he’ll pay off his house after winning $100,000 the day before Thanksgiving. "I finally hit the jackpot," he said.
November 18, 2011 By NCEL
Erick Lopez, a construction worker from Sneads Ferry in Onslow County, plans to use the $100,000 prize he won playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s Wheel of Fortune game to travel and invest for the future.
November 17, 2011 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery reminds its players that a deadline to make claims for 11 of its instant scratch-off games is Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Ticket sales for the games listed below ended on Aug. 31, 2011.
November 15, 2011 By NCEL
Emma Garrett, a resident of Raleigh, says she will use the $100,000 she won playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s 10X the Money game to pay bills and take a vacation.
November 14, 2011 By NCEL
James Cherry, a resident of Hope Mills in Cumberland County, says he will use the $103,627 he won playing Carolina Cash 5 to pay off bills, invest for the future and have a big Christmas.
November 14, 2011 By NCEL
Ross Hall, a carpenter from Richlands in Onslow County, says he will use the $100,000 he won playing an instant game, EZ Grand, to pay off bills and fill “a nest egg” for his family.
November 10, 2011 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery is announcing the end of 11 instant scratch-off games. The games end effective Friday, Nov. 18, 2011.
November 9, 2011 By NCEL
A year ago, Constance Stiles of Macon County and her nephew, Donnie Stiles of Graham County, decided to pool their luck and see if one day they might win big together in the lottery. On Oct. 22, the two became the biggest Powerball winners so far in each of their respective counties.
November 8, 2011 By NCEL
Ehren Siefers of Wilmington likes to purchase lottery games that have lots of top prizes remaining, which recently led him to a $100,000 instant win.
November 7, 2011 By NCEL
Todd and Penny Beck, a salesman for Vulcan Materials and a marketing coordinator from Kernersville in Forsyth County, plan to pay bills and give to charities with the $1 million prize they won playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s Carolina Gold game.