Instant scratch-offs and Cash 5 bring big prizes

This week, lottery players across the state won more than $21.6 million in prizes including five prizes from $138,486 to $750,000. Let's start this wrap-up and meet some of those lucky winners.

Jamie Godfrey of Carteret County said that "It was like time stopped" when he learned he'd won $750,000 playing Jumbo Bucks. “This money is a blessing and I’m going to make it work for me," Godfrey said as he collected his winnings.

Martin County EMS volunteer Kevin Riggs plans to make home repairs with the $250,000 prize he won playing $250,000 Cash Money.  “I’ve always felt like a big win was coming my way, but it was still unbelievable,” Riggs said. “This feels wonderful.”

A pair of Cash 5 winners came forward this week, including David Feligno of Wake Forest who won $228,464 in the April 12 drawing and Charles Grayson of High Point who won $138,486 in the April 1 drawing.

Finally, James Hamby of Morganton is the latest winner to claim a top prize in the $200,000 Grant game. “This makes life easier," Hamby said as he collected his winnings on Wednesday.

Here are this week's instant scratch-off winners:

Heather Harriet of Old Fort won $50,000 playing Gold Bar Bingo.
Blas Sanchez of Dudley won $50,000 playing Junior Big Ol’ Bucks.
Lisa Campbell of Kernersville won $10,000 playing EZ Money.
Brenda Carmichael of Knightdale won $10,000 playing Jumbo Bucks.
Jerome Church of Trinity won $10,000 playing Millionaire 7’s.
William Daniels of Shallotte won $10,000 playing Millionaire 7’s.
Kimberly Davenport of Aberdeen won $10,000 playing $120 Million Cash.
Joshua Durant of Mooresville won $10,000 playing Green & Gold.
Gregory Fox of Liberty won $10,000 playing $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular.
Adhame Habtemariam of Charlotte won $10,000 playing $120 Million Cash.
Demarques Manley of Fayetteville won $10,000 playing $250,000 Cash Money.
Jacqueline Newton of Clinton won $10,000 playing Mega Money Multiplier.
Costel Popan of Taylorsville won $10,000 playing $120 Million Cash.
Herbert Sidden of Clemmons won $10,000 playing $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular.
Noah White of LaGrange won $10,000 playing $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular.
Steven Wynn of Brevard won $10,000 playing 50X The Cash.

That's it for this week's wrap-up. As always, have a safe and lucky weekend!