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Mega Millions jackpot could near $100 million

September 23, 2011 Posted by NC Lottery at 4:25 PM
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Mega Millions players have their eyes on Friday’s $86 million jackpot. It has been rolling for over a month since a “perfect ticket” won $32 million in the August 19 drawing. If it rolls to next Tuesday, the jackpot is estimated to reach $96 million and could surpass the $100 million mark.

Those are exciting possibilities. But the reality for one Mega Millions player from Nash County is a $250,000 win. Ray Charles Lassiter, a maintenance technician from Nashville, N.C., played numbers based on family birthdays to win the quarter million prize. His Mega Millions win is the third this year to a Nash County resident of $250,000 or more. Earlier this year, players from Rocky Mount won $250,000 and $1 million prizes. Another Mega Millions player from Greensboro won $10,000 in Tuesday’s drawing, bringing the total prizes paid to $338,479 on 11,396 winning tickets.

Another Greensboro player, Carolyn Watlington, claimed her share of a Cash 5 jackpot, worth $130,642. “It’s a great feeling,” she added. “You just can’t imagine. It’s actually me this time, not somebody I’m reading about.”

A $304,672 Cash 5 jackpot went to a Winston-Salem man who plans to use his winnings to save for retirement. “I called the hotline and I heard my numbers,” Charles Ware Jr. said. “I was at work, so I had to keep calm.”

So, what game could be considered the perfect one to win on for a resident of King, NC? How about the Royal Riches game? That's the one Nathan Roddy, who lives in King, won $20,000 playing. Wins of $10,000 went to Richard Logue of Point Harbor in Currituck County, and Michael Moses of Morganton. In all, scratch-off players won more than $10.1 million in prizes since last week’s update.

That’s your Lucke-Zone winner rewind for this week. Have a great weekend, and good luck North Carolina!


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10/06/2011 06:05 - Terry G.

It's all a big joke people like I have said so many times. Save you MONEY,Saw a man buy 4 Gold Tickets yesterday and not the first one gave him one dime back.What a waste.Put your money in a box and save for that vacation,$1,730.00 to date in the old box.It's gonin to be a great trip somewere.

9/29/2011 10:28 - NC Lottery

@ JOANN - The odds vary from game to game, but its true that a lot of tickets will not be winning tickets in order for huge prizes to be paid out to lucky players.

9/29/2011 04:57 - JOANN M.

i agree with the comment window wrote there is not a lot of winning ticket's out there. i have brought a few and have not had a winner on one of them.this is a rip the odds are not good at all.

9/27/2011 09:18 - NC Lottery

@ WINDOW - The game launches today with 24 prizes of $10,000 and 12 prizes of $20,000 in addition to all the other prizes. You can look at more details for the game on our website, under Games.. Instant Scratch-Offs.. Carolina Gold

9/27/2011 09:12 - Kisha M.

the new carolina gold tickets are there any prizes between $1000.00 and 1 million because if its not this sounds like a rip off why should i buy a ticket to look forward to a second draw sounds like there wont be a lot of winners and they still will be on the shelf a year and a half from now with no top prize winners good luck guys i will pass on this one the odds are not in my favor.I hope you guys post this comment.

9/26/2011 02:35 - NC Lottery

@ NICKNLARA - Thanks for the feedback and suggestions about raffles. We don't have one on the calendar right now but folks in the Lucke-Zone will be the first to know.

9/26/2011 10:37 - Rebecca T.

I'll stick to the Cash 5. I've broken even with that, at least. Powerball and Mega millions: I'm minus some money. I just can't wait to win the Cash 5 jackpot!

9/25/2011 02:12 - Lara B. M.

when are you guys gonna hold another million dollar raffle? this time you need to do like va. and not make the total number of tickets that need to be sold so high.no extension dates! didnt think it was cool that you extended the date last time and then turned out that two top prize winners of the one mil came from the extended dates.make the tickets available lower and the third n forth prizes fewer but keep the 3 top prizes of a mil. dont worry you will still make a profit!keep up the fun! ;-)

9/24/2011 01:04 - NC Lottery

@ SUCESS1 - Tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions are sold in many states throughout the country, but we have had four jackpot winners here, three for Powerball, one for Mega Millions. Carolina Cash 5 is only sold in N.C., but because the amount of people playing is not as large, the jackpots are not capable of reaching the same level as a Powerball or Mega Millions game. Then again, the odds of winning the Carolina Cash 5 jackpot are much better! :-)

9/24/2011 10:59 - Bobby D.

why are there no grand prize winners of the powerball/megamillion ?

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