Western NC man wins biggest prize of the week

June 28, 2013 Posted by NC Lottery at 4:16 PM

Of all the prizes that added up to $22.2 million this week, Rodger Keith Melton won the biggest one. The retired security guard, from the small town of Spindale in Rutherford County, won the top prize playing the $2,500 a Week for Life! game. Top prizes in the $5 game are guaranteed to be worth at least $2.6 million – and possibly much more.

A pair of Carolina Cash 5 players split the 4th-largest jackpot in the history of the game to win $477,275 each. The winners are Karen Horton, a retired corrections officer from Salisbury and Becky Richardson, a 20-year-old resident of Hollister in Halifax County.

Another Carolina Cash 5 jackpot winner is Bladen County resident Clyde Pait of Bladenboro. He won $73,062 in the June 26 drawing. He purchased his winning ticket at the Happy Mart on West Broad Street in Elizabethtown.

Three Powerball players claimed prizes this week that they won in recent drawings. Arthur Girardin of Greensboro won $10,000 in the June 15 drawing. Pheng Lee of Statesville won $40,000 in the June 19 drawing. And Clyde Denegar of Davidson won $10,000 in the June 26 drawing.

A store in Statesville in Iredell County sold a Power 7's ticket worth $200,000. Jose Rojas-Noyola of Greenville, S.C. won the final prize in the game, which started Jan. 13 with six $200,000 prizes.

Barbara Harrell of Charlotte won $50,000 instantly on a Junior Big Ol' Bucks ticket. Seven more players claimed $10,000 scratch-off wins this week:

Timothy Armstrong of Nags Head won playing MONOPOLY
Hagos Bahta of Charlotte won playing $2,500 a Week for Life!
Eleanor Blackmon of Cameron won playing $2,500 a Week for Life!
Ronnie Cade of Charlotte won playing 10X the Payout
Rodney Smith of Angier won playing MONOPOLY
Stephen Wingate of Pelham won playing $200,000 Extreme Cash

Congrats to all the winners! Thanks for playing and reading. Good luck, have a great weekend and see you soon here in the Lucke-Zone.

89 COMMENTS

7/05/2013 11:40 - NC Lottery

@ RICHES - Unless you visit our website each day to look at the WINNERS and NEWS pages, there's a good chance that you're not seeing stories about winners from the Raleigh and Wake County area. Here is a link you can copy & paste into your web browser to see some info about those winners. Good luck to you: http://bit.ly/11n8Xaz

7/05/2013 08:32 - carol h.

I'm always happy for anyone that wins, but in all honesty I feel as though the majority of big winners of any games always under no circumstances live in little towns in north carolina. It is very rare for people in Raleigh to win big in any of the Lotto games. What is going on with that?

7/03/2013 04:24 - NC Lottery

@ TRAVIS - Typically the lottery would begin notification the day after the drawings. But because of the July 4 holiday, notification of winners in today's drawings will begin on Friday. As you may know the lottery first attempts to reach winners of Lucke-Rewards and second-chance drawings at the email address they have set up with their Lucke-Zone account. We hope you have a Happy 4th of July and good luck to you!!

7/03/2013 02:38 - travis f.

what time are the drawings being held today? how soon will winners be notified?

7/03/2013 01:42 - NC Lottery

@ PLAYER (SH) - Hey, if you've got to have a toothache, you may as well win $80!! Glad to hear it was a bright spot of your day.

7/03/2013 01:39 - NC Lottery

@ 1R2K - Hey, we hope you have a great 4th of July, too!! Have fun, stay safe, and good luck!!

7/03/2013 05:45 - Roger K.

I hope You and the Staff have a great 4th of July!! Maybe I will win tonight's POWERBALL or CASH 5 and be there to see y'all on Friday!! I Hope everyone else have a good 4th of July also!! Be Safe and watch out for the Motorcycles too! GOD BLESS the USA!!

7/02/2013 09:39 - Colleen H.

Well I said I wasn't feeling well and forgot my pick 3 tickets the other night and my # was drawn. Today not only did I find out I have an abcessed tooth but I wasn't going to forget my pick 3 ticket and my numbers were drawn at lunch!! Yay won $80 on my grandsons birthday #'s and a day to remember. 911. It made the pain a little more bareable.

7/02/2013 03:47 - Dameka W.

How many entries did u have for the 20 five thousand 2nd chance. What the average entry for the players who participated? Thanks

7/02/2013 01:27 - Colleen H.

Thank you for the total # of entries in drawings and well wishes. Have a great independance day!!!

7/02/2013 11:38 - Jermiah S.

It good luck to win Thank You!

7/02/2013 11:36 - Pamela W.

Blessings and Luck!!!!! Congratulations to you all!!!!

7/02/2013 11:24 - Barbara N.

BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE!!! OUR DAY WILL COME!!

7/02/2013 10:13 - NC Lottery

@ PLAYER (SH) - For the drawings that will be held on July 3, the total number of entries made through June 30 are... Winning Wednesdays: 212,949 .. Chill & Grill: 49,450 .. $1 MONOPOLY: 72,029 .. $2 MONOPOLY: 72,291 .. $5 MONOPOLY: 64,282 .. $10 MONOPOLY: 56,813 .. Good luck to you & everyone!! :-D [[P.S. the NCEL offices will be closed on July 4, but will be open for business on Friday for anyone who has good luck over then holiday!]]

7/02/2013 10:05 - NC Lottery

@ PLAYER (SH) - Sorry to hear you didn't have a Pick 3 ticket in for that drawing... hope you are feeling better now, though!!

7/02/2013 10:03 - NC Lottery

@ BTTYHOOD - The title of this very blog entry is "Western NC man wins biggest prize of the week" - we have winners from all different places all the time. But you have to remember that in places where more people live, more people are taking a chance to win. No person has an advantage or disadvantage when it comes to winning hte lottery, its all a matter of luck. So good luck to you!

7/02/2013 10:02 - Carrie A.

I'm just starting to play, SSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOooo congratulations to all WINNERS last month, and May. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. Just keep your eyes on this board for my name, soon, soon, soon. [SMILE]

7/02/2013 08:10 - Roger K.

well, no win this past week/end for me! No win on CASH 5 last night either! Whoever the winner is of $224,632 cash 5 last night! Congrats to you! Good luck people! Have a good Day!

7/02/2013 07:57 - Roy M.

WTG,All of you

7/01/2013 07:50 - Betty H.

I'll win some day....maybe if I ever go to the eastern part of the state, that seems to be where all the winners are...certainly not in western part of the state...

7/01/2013 06:49 - Colleen H.

Stopped the other night to get my lottery tickets, wasnt feeling good, and completely forgot my pick 3 I had been playing for a little while and wouldn't you know it-- my #'s were drawn!!! :-( gotta be in it to win it. My ship came in and I was at the airport. ;-)

7/01/2013 06:16 - Colleen H.

How many total entries for each of July 3 drawings and will your office be open July 4th. Just in case I win something!!! ;-)

7/01/2013 05:30 - Ronald C.

Good for you,I will the next winner Be good

7/01/2013 04:26 - Judie B.

Congratulation to you all. You will see my name listed soon.

7/01/2013 04:22 - Bart G.

YAY! Winners! God Bless and live Happy!

7/01/2013 04:06 - Delores B.

congrads to each and every one of you...please spend it wisely!!

7/01/2013 10:38 - NC Lottery

@ MAMACATZ - You can copy & paste this link into your web browser for some articles about how random number generators work: http://bit.ly/1cHYdmS

7/01/2013 10:37 - NC Lottery

@ DEBBIE - The biggest winner of the week happened to be from a county in Western North Carolina. But did you notice other winners this week, such as Becky Richardson of Halifax, Clyde Pait of Bladenboro, Timothy Armstrong of Nags Head, Eleanor Blackmon of Cameron, Rodney Smith of Angier and Stephen Wingate of Pelham? They're all from the central, eastern or coastal areas of North Carolina. No individual lottery player has any advantage or disadvantage when it comes to playing games of chance - its all a matter of luck! Good luck to you!

7/01/2013 10:35 - NC Lottery

@ PLAYER (REDCHEVY) - We have noticed you ask this question on almost every blog entry, and we provide a response every time, but not sure if you ever see it. There are roughly 6,000 people in Hillsborough, NC and about 9 million people in North Carolina. Everyone age 18+ who plays the lottery has the same chance of winning. Good luck to you.

7/01/2013 08:20 - george w.

Why are all the top pay outs always some where elese. You don't see any around Hillsborough.Mega Bucks shows a lot of winners left the oldest ticket out there. I buy them and you might get five dolllars back.

7/01/2013 06:20 - Lois W.

WTG ALL MY NAME WILL BE ON THIS LIST VERY SOON.

7/01/2013 01:34 - donald h.

congratulations to all the winners.

7/01/2013 12:01 - terri m.

6/30/2013 CONGRATULATION!!!! To all the winners. Ihope to win soon!!

6/30/2013 11:55 - terri m.

Iam so happy for the winners I hope that one day I will be that luck. Congratulation to all!!!!

6/30/2013 10:43 - Donalddw B.

congratulations. Am awaiting my turn.

6/30/2013 10:17 - Deshanda R.

Congrats to all maybe one day I will be lucky enough to win big!

6/30/2013 08:07 - Debbie G.

CNOGRATS to everyone........one day my name will be on that list

6/30/2013 08:04 - ANGELA T.

Congratulations I will be here soon!!!!!

6/30/2013 07:35 - Ricky A.

Not long now.

6/30/2013 07:06 - HERBERT T.

I HOPE THAT I WIN BIG SOON I AM TRYING SO HARD.

6/30/2013 05:45 - Andy W.

way to go

6/30/2013 04:09 - carolyn a.

How AWESOME is that? Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6/30/2013 03:49 - Ronald C.

still waiting to find out how the number generator works.

6/30/2013 02:33 - richard o.

yahoooo

6/30/2013 02:18 - Carlos S.

Congratulations to all. Hopefully one I'll win.

6/30/2013 01:24 - Rosalie M.

CONGRATS!!! SEND SOME OF THAT LUCK THIS WAY!!! ENJOY AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL PAY-IT-FORWARD... :)

6/30/2013 01:05 - Sylvia T.

Good Luck!! I am going to be a WIN WITH YOUR REAL SOON.

6/30/2013 12:39 - Serita W.

That's awesome congrats to the winners :)

6/30/2013 12:10 - Mary C.

Congratulations!

6/30/2013 10:36 - AMANDA A.

take time to make good choices and have no reqrets.

6/30/2013 09:46 - Dave G.

I'm next baby...

6/30/2013 09:42 - William B.

Good Luck

6/30/2013 09:39 - Zenon N.

congratulation..............

6/30/2013 08:23 - Veronique W.

Congratulations!!

6/30/2013 08:19 - Doug R.

That's awsom !

6/30/2013 04:05 - Lewana M.

Congrats. sure could use some of that cash to catch my house note up.

6/30/2013 03:51 - Gloria C.

congrats to all of you, I am next in line as one of the next winners.

6/30/2013 01:32 - Marcel B.

Congrats to all of you, I am so happy for your win!

6/30/2013 12:46 - Shawn R.

congratulations!! i love seeing the winners names and knowing that they are happy maybe one day my name will appear!

6/30/2013 12:16 - Stephanie R.

CONGRATULATIONS TO STATESVILLE WINNERS.

6/29/2013 11:53 - Deborah C.

winners mostly in the western part of the state as usual.But, nevertheless, congratuations to all of you who have won!!!

6/29/2013 11:07 - Duston D.

Congratulations

6/29/2013 10:18 - Duston D.

Congratulations

6/29/2013 09:16 - ada W.

congratulations!!

6/29/2013 08:24 - Ronald C.

how does the number generator work?

6/29/2013 07:46 - lawrence d.

good health,long life.

6/29/2013 02:24 - priscilla k.

I'm up next congrats to all of you

6/29/2013 12:22 - Jeffery C.

Congratulations!

6/29/2013 11:40 - anthony a.

Play on play on player's

6/29/2013 10:43 - deborah r.

congratulations!!! my turn next

6/29/2013 09:36 - lisa d.

so happy for all of you!!!!

6/29/2013 09:29 - yvette s.

GOOD LUCK

6/29/2013 09:21 - Julius M.

Congrats to all! Look for my name real soon!

6/29/2013 09:07 - Warren R.

I'm due. player since day 1 of NC. ED. Lot.

6/29/2013 08:48 - andrea h.

congratulations 2 all ...my turn next("-")

6/29/2013 08:34 - Jo C.

Have fun with your winnings!

6/29/2013 07:43 - James e H.

luck good all time

6/29/2013 06:50 - samentha e.

CONGRATULATIONS GOD BLESS

6/29/2013 06:17 - Roger K.

Congrats to all of you! what a good feeling it would be to win any amount of money! Now I'm hoping it will be my turn soon, like tonight!!! Would love to have enough money to have a good vacation and to pay off bills. Just hope LADY LUCK will look my way today for PB and CASH 5. Hope all of you will have a nice week end and be safe everyone...GOOD LUCK TO U ALL!!!!!

6/28/2013 11:34 - Ashley S.

CONGRATS!!!! :-)

6/28/2013 10:59 - julia d.

Way to go yall. Don't forget im next.

6/28/2013 09:13 - Calandra C.

Awesome = ) Congrats!!

6/28/2013 08:09 - domenic m.

wtg

6/28/2013 07:10 - joseph t.

good luck

6/28/2013 06:52 - Kim A.

congratulations!!!!!!!!

6/28/2013 06:25 - tara w.

wtg

6/28/2013 05:31 - Narvia H.

GREAT JOB CONGRATS TO ALL,I AM GOING TO WIN SOON.

6/28/2013 05:18 - PATRICIA H.

I'm truly happy for all the winners....Congratulations!

6/28/2013 04:47 - Linda M.

Congratulations to all of you.

Western NC man wins biggest prize of the week

June 28, 2013 Posted by NC Lottery at 4:16 PM

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