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Cash 5, Golden 7's players top week's biggest winners

November 23, 2014 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:50 AM
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Two players came to lottery headquarters this week to claim six-figure lottery prizes.

We start with Willie Murphy of Fayetteville. He said he felt pretty lucky back in July when he scratched his way to “I thought that was my win,” said Murphy, a 28-year Army veteran who now works as a civilian employee for the Department of Defense. But it wasn’t. He Quick Picked the winning numbers for the Nov. 13 Cash 5 drawing to win the $130,813 jackpot.

In Brunswick County, Beverly Hall of Leland won the top prize of $150,000 playing the Golden 7's instant game. “I’ve always wanted to know the relief of paying off my house and now I can do just that,” said Hall, who owns and operates a residential and commercial cleaning business. “I’m going to use whatever is left over to make it a very merry Christmas. This is a real blessing.”

Fifteen more players collected their scratch-off winnings this week. They are:

  • Kyle Glenn of Black Mountain: $10,000 (Break The Bank)
  • Pamela Hancock of Bladenboro: $20,000 ($4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular)
  • Carvet Briscoe of Charlotte: $10,000 ($120 Million Cash)
  • Kevin Chambers of Charlotte: $10,000 ($120 Million Cash)
  • Krystle Wainright of Charlotte: $10,000 (11/8 Powerball drawing)
  • Brian Izydorczak of Durham: $10,000 ($200 Million Blowout)
  • Tomica Rankins of Edenton: $10,000 (Millionaire 7’s)
  • William Skipper of Fayetteville: $10,000 ($4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular)
  • Craig Hambrick of Franklin: $10,000 ($200 Million Blowout)
  • Johnny Davis of Kenansville: $25,000 (Jolly Jingle Bucks)
  • Daisy Anderson of Laurinburg: $25,000 (Jolly Jingle Bucks)
  • Joe Walker of Laurinburg: $10,000 (Jumbo Jingle Bucks)
  • Daniel Coffey of Lenoir: $10,000 (Jumbo Jingle Bucks)
  • Higinio Martinez of Winston-Salem: $10,000 (Millionaire 7’s)
  • Ronny Swafford of Winston-Salem; $10,000 ($120 Million Cash)

We're still waiting to meet our first winner of $250,000 in the All or Nothing game. That lucky ticket, for the Nov. 14 evening drawing, was sold at Hunter's Crossing on Belgrade Swansboro Road in Hubert in Onslow County.

We hope everyone has a good week leading up to Thanksgiving. Y'all take care and see you soon here in the Lucke-Zone.


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12/04/2014 09:04 - David S.

$2 is not really winning it's just breaking even. Take that out of your equation of odds and the odds are not that good.

12/02/2014 07:25 - David S.

The All or Nothing game seems to be a big rip off. One top prize winner since it started Sept 7. Think maybe it may need to be revamped.Maybe add some numbers,how many you need to match to win and lower top prize amount.Maybe then players would have a chance at the top prize.Whoever thinks up these games if they need help making changes contact me and I'll be glad to help.NC Lottery
We thought we'd have more Top Prize winners by now, too. But the game is popular because the odds of the game are such that many players win prizes in every drawing :)

12/01/2014 09:30 - Beverly B.

When are the quads coming, they haven't been in a year nowNC Lottery
The fun thing about lottery drawings is that there is always the same chance that any of the possible numbers will come out! A quad is not more or less likely to come out depending on the last time one was drawn, so we'll just have to see when one pops up! :)

12/01/2014 03:10 - Mary W.

Congrats to all of these winners!! Love to play my NC Lottery and love to read about the winners!!! Win or Lose...is so much fun!!

12/01/2014 12:45 - tency m.

I agree with comments about certain areas winning a lot more often. I have also noticed there has been no winnings in the Goldsboro, Wayne county area at all. I have been submitting tickets for a long time but never any winners close to my area. If not me at least I would feel like drawings were fair and equal if someone from my area won something sometimes.NC Lottery
Here are 24 pages of Google results about lucky winners in your area: http://bit.ly/1z8Lc1Z

11/30/2014 07:02 - RYA M.

If it was meant to b then it was meant to b. Simply stated. I will continue to wait patiently.

11/30/2014 06:43 - Herman S.

Hello Lucke-Rewards, will there be a second chance drawing in December with prize packages or $$$ giveaways? Be a good Santa to us players.

11/30/2014 06:36 - Herman S.

The KING has done it again with another win on 712 to close out the month of November. Been a good month so far, hit a second chance drawing and pick 3 number. Looking forward to seeing 881, 918 and 917 in December for some good Christmas cheers. Happy Holidays to all LUCKE players.

11/30/2014 06:17 - Lisa C.

I rarely hear of any winners in the western parts of NC...in Wilkes preferably. Also, I enter all of these second chance drawings and I don't ever see any winners from this area either...why is that?? Also, If I was to ever when would there be an e-mail for notification?NC Lottery
It's not easier or harder to win the lottery depending on where you live, there are just more people playing for a chance to win in higher population places. Here is a link to some info about winners from your neck of the woods :) http://bit.ly/1FHCGt1

11/30/2014 05:03 - Barbara K.

Dell-I do not think I have ever seen a Warren County winner,I may have missed it but you like me live in one of the non-winning locations, but I do wish you "Good Luck"NC Lottery
Each of the ~20,000 or so residents of Warren County have as good a chance of scratching or matching for a lottery prize as any of the other 10 million or so North Carolinians. Living in a highly populated area doesn't make it easier or harder to win the lottery, there are just more people playing for a chance to win.

11/30/2014 11:50 - ron s.

Why don't we have more drawings on the lucke zone website? NC Lottery
Our Lucke-Rewards program has weekly and monthly drawings. We are constantly evaluating the types of prizes we offer in those drawings, but don't have any plans at the current time to change that schedule. Thanks for participating.

11/30/2014 09:44 - carolyn b.

VA HAS THE NEW YEARS RAFFLE EVERY YEAR 20.00...THEY DONT HAVE ANY TROUBLE SELLING OUT ...WHY CANT NC HAVE A RFFLE EVERY YR

11/30/2014 07:34 - Chester W.

I see VA Lottery have a few million dollar prizes for second chance promotion/drawing! NCEL, what big second chance promotion will we see soon? Your loyal customers are ready to enter! Thanks.NC Lottery
We have had $1M and $3M second-chance prizes before... and we're sure to have more! :)

11/29/2014 10:57 - Dell W.

I wish people from Warren County would win more big prizes

11/29/2014 05:52 - Dina D.

Why ares the drawings already held there are a lot of winner name not listed when there is more than one winner. Could it be me? How do you know if you win. I have been playing second for a while and have invested thousands and points and have not won yet. Just wondering.... NC Lottery
It's not you. If you win a Lucke-Rewards drawing, your first notification will be by email to the email address on your Lucke-Zone account. We list all the winners of drawings as soon as they claim their prizes. So not sure what you mean when you say some are not listed. Could you give us more specific feedback and we will try to answer.

11/29/2014 05:51 - Roger K.

I was in a store today, and I saw a scratched off ticket called JOKER Ticket! It had a Joker face on it. When Did they come out? I don't see it on the 5 dollar list on here! NC Lottery
The $5 Joker's Wild game is one of three new instant games we have. Website should be updated soon. It has four top prizes of $150,000 and 63,000 prizes ranging from $30 to $5,000. Good luck if you try it. We launch new instant games around the First Tuesday of each month.

11/29/2014 03:25 - Myrtle L.

Merry Christmas everybody, Will I be the Next Big winner Here in Gastonia Hope so ....Wishful and Hopeful

11/29/2014 11:05 - nancy e.

Great, Would be such a blessing, could help a lot of needy people. Merry Christmas, GOD bless all. All bless GOD.

11/29/2014 09:53 - Kathy I.

Been playing the same two sets of numbers for the Carolina Cash 5 since May 1, 2010. Have not missed a single day during this time. While matching all 5 numbers would be a miracle come true you would think I would have matched 3 numbers more than twice during this time. Matching 4 hasn't occurred either but I'll keep trying. I buy my tickets every Saturday at the local Quik Chek in Ramseur, NC. They have never had a big winner there. It's bound to happen eventually. I just have to keep the faith! Happy Holidays to ALL!

11/29/2014 09:08 - avery f.

I JUST KEEP PRAYING MY DAY IS COMING BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY PLEASE COME ON WANT ME A NICE HOME TO LIVE IN AND TO PAY ALL MY DEBTS OFF DON'T HAVE TO BE A LARGE HOME JUST COMFORTABLY PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN

11/29/2014 08:34 - Barbara K.

Lucke-Zone,Someone commented on all winners being from Raleigh East and Greensboro West,which I have been saying forever.You stated that that was pretty much the entire state.Take out your map and look again as there are lot of counties between the two which seems to be ignored.Most winners are from this location so you need to stop preaching about all winners/locations have the same chance as this is not true ,has never been true.Occasionally there may be a winner in a small town or non-winning county but not often.All we are saying is we would like the same chance to win big also.Look at the list at the top of this page and tell us it is not true????NC Lottery
We have tried for years to respond to your questions and we are sorry that we haven't been able to satisfy your concerns.

11/29/2014 01:07 - Myrtle L.

Happy Holidays,Thank you!

11/29/2014 12:58 - Myrtle L.

Happy Holidays to you guys to and hope all of you had a Happy Thanksgiving. I'm still waiting to pick that winning ticket so that but hopeful anyway. Had a few small wins though and very happy about it, It can only mean one thing I'm a winner.Now It's time for the Big Win,Yeah!!!

11/28/2014 09:28 - jennifer s.

I read you would share some winnings in our county buncombe county Asheville the western end of the state. There's more toward the east then the mountains.

11/28/2014 09:27 - Fatmir b.

Hello,good luck to everyone.

11/28/2014 08:52 - Ronald C.

38 years seems like a long time to play without winning. That money would have made a very nice savings account by now!

11/28/2014 08:22 - Aleashia B.

All or Nothing prizes need to re-evaluated. Been playing since the game came out. Prizes are too low. It should not be such small increments in pay outs as hard as the game is too match numbers, yet get any numbers. $2, $4, $10, $500, then $250,000.00 is just not a good spread.... Game is just to hard! Needs a better payout. Congrats to latest winner, nothing but pure luck

11/28/2014 07:55 - lisa p.

New tickets are not looking good. Just bought about 12 tickets at the same place and didnt win.:( The NCEL has changed the way they print and distribute winners. It's not just luck if no winners are being printed. Another disappointment. Can't you be a little more generous? After all it's Christmas and you've already taken most of my money. Give something back:(

11/28/2014 07:30 - Derrick M.

Yea those jingle bucks are tight. And why have a win all and the prize is all lower than the ticket price.

11/28/2014 03:40 - Alicia C.

congrats!! to all the winners.. I'm waiting patiently on my time. It would truly be a Merry Xmas for my family.. Good luck to everyone!!

11/28/2014 10:35 - Douglas B.

Maybe if the lottery wasn't so greedy and let more people win or just don't make it so hard to win more people would play and the lottery could still. make the billions that they have made.NC Lottery
The lottery pays out more today than it ever has; we understand folks play for a chance to win. Our obligation is to offer fair games, to award prizes, and to provide the profits to the state to support education. Thanks for playing!

11/28/2014 08:01 - Sheila D.

Crossword 10X scratchoff game is terrible. 8 tickets in a row and not one winner, the 9th ticket paid 10$. That is why no one will play this game. I had to see for myself $40 goneNC Lottery
Sorry you didn't have better luck on those tickets. Since non-winning and winning tickets are distributed at random, its possible to get many non-winning - or winning - tickets in a row. Sometimes it takes just one to win a prize! Good luck to you

11/28/2014 07:43 - Donnell G.

player…hopefully you will win big someday so you can SHUT UP. Coming here whining will not increase your chances.NC Lottery
We appreciate all points of view, but please be polite to other players when you share your comments :)

11/27/2014 04:06 - shironzo m.

I think nobody won that aon drawing top prize!! U people at ncel are criminals and that my friend is facts!!NC Lottery
The first $250,000 prize in the All or Nothing game claimed his prize on Friday. You can read his story here: http://bit.ly/1tz7Vj2

11/27/2014 02:57 - Lavern H.

with the luckey entries...will the system allow you to enter a winning ticket?....sometimes I don't check my numbersNC Lottery
At this time, the Lucke-Zone will allow you to enter both non-winning AND winning tickets for draw games; but only non-winning tickets for instant games.

11/26/2014 10:28 - Penny K.

Fayetteville seems to be the lucky spot in all lotteries. I have not had any....any....any wins either. I wonder if my entries are in as well.NC Lottery
Each entry is created equal. Good luck to you!

11/26/2014 08:50 - Ronald C.

Folks, it's like finding a needle in a haystack, so quit griping or stop playing!

11/26/2014 07:41 - Herman S.

Player, I have won a second chance drawing with just 46 entries. It's a matter of LUCK. Keep the faith and also pray to St. Anthony. He'll show you the light for a great win. NC Lottery
Scorpionking. Thanks for sharing your experience with others.

11/26/2014 03:33 - jeff g.

Once again I can say no wins not even on my birthday I do multiple second chance drawings after 2 years and over a thousand entries no wins what does it take winners of this please reply how many entries did you put in it to win pleas repl

11/26/2014 02:31 - lisa p.

Cant wait for the new losers this Friday. You have outdone yourselves this year, every new ticket seems to be worse than the ones before them! Merry Xmas to all the players. Dont waste your money on scratchoffs. Trust me, theyre taking advantage of us!

11/26/2014 02:17 - kim r.

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE LOTTERY SINCE I WAS 18 .NOW 51 STILL HAVE NOT HIT ANY PRIZE OVER $50 HOPE MY TURN IS COMING VERY VERY SOON !!!!

11/26/2014 09:51 - demetric r.

Would be nice if I could win some money.

11/26/2014 06:39 - mark d.

Praying I be chosen for the 2000.00 shoping spree I have 7 grandchildren and I could Bless all of them. Congrats to all the Winners

11/26/2014 06:07 - william M.

I have a cash 5 ticket and the lucke-rewards entry code is missing 1 letter or number. It is on the center set of numbers. Is there any way I can get this ticket entered? NC Lottery
Can you email a copy of the ticket, or, if visible at the bottom, the external serial # of the Cash 5 ticket along with the time printed (on the right middle area of the ticket)? If so, we will try to look up the Entry Webcode and email it back to you. Please email to rdenton@lotterync.net

11/25/2014 11:58 - amanda j.

Does amount of entries you have gor the drawing have any effect on whether a player winsNC Lottery
The more entries you make, the more chances you have to win. But anyone with at least one entry has a shot to win in any drawing!

11/25/2014 09:53 - Janika R.

My question 4. Are there certain number combinations that are blocked from coming out? For instance, 1225 has never played in NC.NC Lottery
All 10,000 possible Pick 4 combinations have an equal chance of coming out in every drawing... it would be totally unfair, not to mention illegal, for the lottery to do anything to influence the results of the random drawings! :)

11/25/2014 09:34 - lisa p.

Whatever happened to tickets that pay off? I'm to the point now that $10 is considered a big winner. Bring back last year's tickets. Not happy with this year's losers. :(

11/25/2014 08:17 - Bennett R.

No comment at this time.

11/25/2014 07:08 - james y.

If I enter tickets for the 2nd chance drawing for the trip to vegas now.. Will they still count when the entry time begins? Because it says to be determined for the date...NC Lottery
Yes, don't worry. Any tickets you've entered since the first entry deadline passed for the first Vegas drawing will be good for the next drawing :)

11/25/2014 04:19 - Christy C.

I'm gonna win the powerball jackpot in Wilmington:)

11/25/2014 04:14 - Ronald C.

The catz is beginning to like all or nothing, but still believe the 2nd and 3rd prizes could be higher. The top prize is a nice carrot to go for but could be reduced some in order to raise the other prizes. It's still a mind-boggling game!

11/25/2014 02:08 - Lucinda D.

I'm happy for all the lucke winners but I will be glad to just see me win anything since I'm not that lucky, I play games and have 9 or 10 entries and never win :(.

11/25/2014 12:47 - harvey v.

This is the first time since the lottery began that I wont be giving scratchoffs out for christmas. I would be ashamed to distribute all losers to my family and friends. Nothing has been winning for months in cabarrus county. Stop being such a scrooge. The lottery is on my naughty list.NC Lottery
Your naughty list! But we try really hard to be nice!! :) We wish you the best this season

11/25/2014 11:38 - Charlene W.

Seems like all the winners are either Raleigh east, Greensboro or Charlotte west. What's the deal? I have been playing these games for 2 years and I have not seen anyone in my county win, and I definitely have not won 1 penny from the NC lottery, not any of the games that I play. My county seems to be "not in the games at all" there seems to be only specific areas targeted for winner. This is so unfair! If the wealth is not spread around equally then the lottery needs to be eliminated. Currently it is very bias and unfair!!NC Lottery
No player has an advantage or disadvantage. What county do you live in? We'll be glad to share some info about winners in your area

11/25/2014 10:57 - Keith D.

I have been playing the lottery for awhile and I have not hit nothing big yet... Im trying to retire early.... ijs

11/25/2014 08:59 - EBONE P.

Just waiting to see my name here!! My win is right around the corner literally!!! I am seeing so many winners near home and near my relatives!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone and CONGRATS to all of the winners!!

11/25/2014 05:17 - james c.

As less frequent drawings ,why is the 'Second Chance drawing not video as part of the lottery 'Video Drawing '.Inquiries on your blog/etc. only respond to time, date ,and the presence of a auditor .It does not answer the 'black box' which is the general feeling of many players I have talked to . The video drawing can too be conditional as any other drawing.NC Lottery
There isn't much to see during a drawing conducted using a random number generator. But if you'd like to see the process, call our security department and set up a time to come and watch :)

11/25/2014 12:33 - Angela D.

Can one more big winner come out of Leland.

11/24/2014 08:25 - James K.

Do you have to have the entry number email if you are lucky enough to have your entry picked?NC Lottery
No, the lottery knows who the winner is based on the Lucke-Zone account associated with the entry. You don't need the e-mail

11/24/2014 07:37 - Betty K.

I'm praying I will see my name on the Luck Zone second chance lottery. I been playing since 2012.It would make my Christmas Merry.

11/24/2014 07:31 - Abdunaser M.

hello : congrats for all winners , and happy thanksgiving day for All, Can any explain to me how i can claim for Lucke-Zone , matching numbers ? .. Thank you N AwalNC Lottery
Hello! Would you please call our player customer service at 877-962-7529 so that they can talk it through with you? Thanks!

11/24/2014 05:52 - louis c.

penrose needs some big winners

11/24/2014 01:58 - Joan G.

Garland needs some big winners.

11/24/2014 12:11 - LILIA R.

I hope the next big winner would come from Union Cty....that would be me.

11/24/2014 07:31 - Regis R.

Glad to see so many people winning. Hope my luck is around the corner.

11/24/2014 07:22 - Stacy G.

Can someone please explain the rules of winning prizes on the Lucke-Zone? How often can the same person win a prize with the different drawings?NC Lottery
Any drawing you enter you have the chance to win a prize in that drawing. The only rule is that a member can only win one prize per drawing he or she enters.

11/23/2014 11:55 - Sarah T.

Are winning tickets ever distributed or sold in Wake County?NC Lottery
Tickets are distributed in all 100 counties in the state, but nobody knows where a winning ticket will show up until it's scratched-off and claimed. With that said, we've had plenty of lucky winners in Raleigh and Wake County! Click here to see some :)http://bit.ly/1pIJX4e

11/23/2014 04:42 - linda g.

i would like to give thanks unto the lord for all of you happy winners, congrat.

11/23/2014 03:46 - Michael R.

Not everyone play the Scratch Offs. Where are the big payouts for the Pick 4 players? Virginia Lottery seems to pay out big on their Pick 4s every few weeks. In fact, paid out almost 3 million dollars on 9111 today. NC seems to screen their pick 4s and bring out the least payouts numbers. Players need to see some rewards or you're going to lose them.NC Lottery
DEEP1, if we remember right you've asked about this several times. The size of the payout isn't determined by the lottery, its determined by how many players happened to have tickets with the winning numbers. The outcome of a random drawing is random, whether it's here in North Carolina or in another state :) Good luck to you!

11/23/2014 01:00 - Christy H.

Seems like all the winners are either Raleigh east, Greensboro or Charlotte west. What's the deal?NC Lottery
What you've just described is pretty much the entire state! What county do you live in? We'll be glad to share some info about winners in your neck of the woods

11/23/2014 10:49 - Bettye O.

I wished I was lucky enough to win.

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