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Cash prizes, new truck up for grabs in special drawings

May 6, 2015 Posted by NC Lottery at 3:18 PM
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Did you enter for a chance to win any or all of this week’s drawings? Four drawings will award cash prizes and someone is going to win a brand-new truck.

Here is more on the drawings being held Wednesday:

•    In the $5,000 April Showers drawing, we’ll have five winners of $5,000.
•    This week’s Winning Wednesday drawing, one lucky winner will get a $2,500 prize.
•    The second “Week for Life” second-chance drawing will award one winner $10,000 and five winners $1,000. All entries made in the promotional drawings will have a chance to win $200,000 in the Grand Prize drawing set for July 8. Click here for details on the third drawing and Grand Prize drawing.
•    The third “X The Cash” second-chance drawing will result in a $50,000 winner and ten winners of $500. Click here for more information on the next drawing.

Thursday marks the first of three Trucks & Bucks second-chance drawings that will lead to a lucky winner driving away in his or her choice of a new Chevy, Dodge or Ford truck. To learn more about the trucks and upcoming drawings, click here.

Two of the most common questions we get here in the Lucke-Zone are how winners will be notified and when their names will be announced.

The answer to the first question is that drawings winners are typically notified by e-mail within 48 business hours of the drawing. For example, for a drawing held on a Wednesday, notification is usually made by 5 p.m. Friday. If we don’t get a response to e-mail notification, follow up is made by telephone and, if necessary, certified mail.

This brings us to the answer to the second question. The timing of when we can announce a winner’s name depends on how long he or she takes to respond to notification and how long the winner takes to complete the claim process. As with all lottery prizes, we can’t announce a winner’s name until the prize has been formally claimed. That can sometimes take days or weeks.

We’re just as excited as you to find out who wins in the drawings. Thanks for entering and good luck to everyone!


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5/18/2015 01:40 - janice c.

I think second chance a winners blog so we can hear their stories. I also think it should be away that we can see how the second chance operates even if its a short video... I think we deserve that much since we take the timeout to play, thanks.NC Lottery
We appreciate the suggestion. We would like to get more stories from winners in Lucke-Rewards/second-chance drawings so that we can share them. At some point we might have a video that explains the drawing processes, too. :-)

5/14/2015 11:22 - jacqueline m.

A foodlion in my town of Statesville,the general manager told me he just won 2 times of scratch off tickets,both were $500.00 each,thats a thousand dollars..I thought they werent allowed to play? NC Lottery
It's up to the retailer whether or not they want to allow their employees to play the lottery.

5/13/2015 07:03 - jacqueline m.

I have yet to see anyone in my town of Statesville win :(NC Lottery
Here is a link to some info about winners in your area: http://bit.ly/1AWQ36C

5/12/2015 05:29 - Jennie P.

Some lottery employee (don't know what state) did a beautiful AMA on Reddit a while back about the lottery and how it works. I suggest everyone go read it so we can stop hearing "oooh the lottery is rigged" or "oooh the lottery knows where the winning tickets go." Cliff Notes version: The ticket manufacturers know which bundles have the winning tickets. They have no idea where each bundle goes, though. The state lotteries *don't* know which bundles have the winning tickets; they do know which bundle gets sent to where. This is how they keep it cheat proof. If it ever came out that the lottery really was rigged, everyone would stop playing. Rigged = no profits for the state, and let's face it -- all state governments are all about revenue. They're not about to take chances with such a lucrative business.

5/12/2015 02:35 - Ronnie G.

I'm ready to win my time is coming I am a patient man

5/11/2015 12:21 - Tiffany A. S.

Thank-you for clearing up the notification timeline! I was hoping and praying after entering almost 2,000 entries I would ATLEAST win SOMETHING out of all the 5/6-5/7 draws but No. so the message the more you enter the better the chances, not so much true, would LOVE to know how many people actually enter OVER a thousand entries a draw. Can you PLEASE fix the website under winners or drawings you can select just your entries, CURRENT entries, etc, well the current is incorrect shows drawing open from 2013 even! Thank-you!

5/10/2015 10:43 - Roger K.

Hello linkmand, Sorry to hear you had trouble getting your address changed! I had my changed also! But mine went very smoothly for me! 3 days max, my new address was on my LZ page. I called and gave them my info and that was it! 2 days later got an e/m requesting me to go in and check to make sure it was all there! Hope you can get it cleared up! Have a great day!

5/09/2015 11:51 - Kim C.

Yeah no email here either.... Guess I will just have to keep entering. I really want to become a believer. You know that you can win without being a store owner/employee/family member. They have to have a big advantage, they have access to all the tickets that people throw away, and now the winning ones count for them too. Just seen it on world news tonight, that in Florida 9 out of 10, pay outs from scratch tickets that are 20 grand it more, go to store owners. I am not saying NCEL is crooked, but I bet all my money, they too go thru the strongest security measures on all they do. Seems when entering tickets, they have an advantage. All of us are limited to 75 a day, BUT there is a BIG difference in 75 $20 dollar scratch offs and 75 $1 and $2 dollar scratch offs. Ok, I feel better, rant over!! Thanks for all yall do:) NC Lottery
A reminder that lottery employees and family at home cannot play the lottery. If anyone sees anything suspicious at retail location, please call Security @ 1-888-732-6235.

5/09/2015 10:38 - David L.

Why does it seem like an act of Congress to get an address change for my personal info. I called the number months ago spoke with someone they took the info still not changed. NC Lottery
LINKMAND. You're right. It shouldn't. We're sorry we dropped the ball on this one. Just sent an inquiry in to see if we can get this fixed.

5/09/2015 10:32 - David L.

I will say this one thing about the scratch offs somebody does know where the winning tickets are which location are sent to that being a fact because their number they have tracking numbers on them the people who printed tickets the company who makes the tickets knows where the winning tickets areNC Lottery
The vendor that prints the tickets delivers them to us, and the tickets are then distributed by our staff to 6,850 retailers across the state as they are ordered by stores. Nobody knows where a winning ticket will show up until it's scratched off :-)

5/09/2015 10:26 - David L.

Wow,not to sound so derogatory about some of the players, but you should read first then ask questions later. If you can't understand, you should spend that money on a better education. NC Lottery
We don't mind answering players' questions. It's our job. We also believe that the more people understand about how lottery games work the better everything will work.

5/08/2015 06:55 - Chris S.

Unfortunately looks like another drawing I didn't win. Oh well, hope whoever does can use the $$. I'll try again next month...

5/08/2015 06:51 - Stephanie R.

I hope it was me!!! I'm checking my e-mail multiple times daily!!!

5/08/2015 04:42 - Jerrianne F.

Do we know if the emails have been sent out already? Just so the rest of us can stop checking our inboxes every 5 seconds? Lol =D NC Lottery
Our normal practice is that they should go out by end of business on Friday.

5/08/2015 02:36 - Sabrina R.

If I won and lived in another state do I have to pay both nc taxes and the state I live in or do I just pay for nc taxes. NC Lottery
We are required to do the federal and state withholdings on prizes. When you file your taxes in another state, you'll have the W-2 showing what the lottery withheld in N.C. Your tax payment would depend on the state tax laws where you live.

5/08/2015 12:42 - Michael M.

How will we be notifiedNC Lottery
Winners are typically notified by e-mail within 48 business hours of the drawing. For example, for a drawing held on a Wednesday, notification is usually made by 5 p.m. Friday. If we don’t get a response to e-mail notification, follow up is made by telephone and, if necessary, certified mail.

5/08/2015 12:29 - Michael M.

Will we be notified by email or phone

5/08/2015 09:35 - Michael M.

When will we know the winnersNC Lottery
It could be days or weeks. Please take a closer look at the last few paragraph of this blog for more information about notification and announcement of winners :-)

5/07/2015 09:30 - Justin A.

I AM A HUGE LOTTO LOVER AND I HAVE ALOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PAID OFF AND A BIG WIN WOULD HELP!!! BIG MONEY NO WAMMYS!!! LOL

5/07/2015 09:29 - Brittany M.

If I win I'll be on my way to college! :)

5/07/2015 09:03 - Sonya G.

Did I win!!!! :)

5/07/2015 07:31 - Mary S.

Why haven't no one won nothing in Rocky Mount ,N.C. yet. You can not say no one entry this slips ,because I done put in 1,935 points and haven't receive nothing, you don't like Rocky Mount?NC Lottery
Any entry you make from Rocky Mount has just as good a chance of winning as an entry made anyplace else! There are often tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions of entries made into Lucke-Rewards or game-specific second-chance drawings, it's all a matter of luck who wins. Good luck to you :-)

5/07/2015 07:27 - Carol J.

Good luck to all but I hope we win one of the trucks.

5/07/2015 06:37 - Melvin R.

I have faith that I will be one of the winners drawn. Thanks NC Lottery for helping our state!

5/07/2015 06:04 - Elisabeth W.

love all or nothing but it needs to be a dollar per play; how comes there are only three big winners so far. We need a big promotion for one of the twenty dollar tickets. Please pass along. THX.

5/07/2015 05:44 - Tammy M.

Big Thanks to the team that came up with scanning in the tickets from your smart phone!!!! I LOVE IT!! Now, it is so much easier to enter tickets. I can't wait to be notified of my winnings!! ;-) I can be there in 2.2.....lol

5/07/2015 04:33 - Debi W.

I could use a new truck. My old clunker has a bad coolant leak that we tried to fix but it just keeps leaking. She's yers old. No heat in it anymore. No A/C driver's window doesn't open. It's on it's last tire. I pray every morning when I get it to start it that it will just get me to work and back home. My son is a Marine he would be so happy if I won. when he goes out of state I use his truck.

5/07/2015 04:30 - Christian R.

Hoping my luck turns around here. Haven't won big since I moved here from PA. Won 37 Grand on a state game and a million on mega millions up there.

5/07/2015 03:17 - Lewis S.

I hope I'm one of the winners of the April Showers drawing. It would be a great birthday gift for me since my birthday was yesterday.

5/07/2015 02:32 - Doris E.

Dear Games, I thought I was doing good putting in appx 200 entries in each game. Oh well good luck to you.

5/07/2015 01:29 - Shanita S.

Make my Mother's Day, lucke! I'm not greedy, I'll take either or!! Happy Mother's Day!!

5/07/2015 12:51 - Mario W.

Give me da monae'

5/07/2015 12:37 - Juan M.

I hope I'm One of the Winners ?? ??

5/07/2015 12:35 - Jerrianne F.

Is it possible to win more than one drawing or is it if you win one, you're automatically disqualified from the other drawings?NC Lottery
Members are allowed to enter as many drawings as they want for a chance to win. The only rule is you can only win one prize PER drawing :-)

5/07/2015 12:26 - Lawrence B.

Here is what all my tickets look like. I never win anything. I have a number of 24 and 14. But my winning numbers below r 4,30,25,29,21,13,the 23 for 50 thousand. And 18 16,11. But I have a 14 but a it took 13 to win 200 dollars. And I had a 24. But needed a 23 for 50 thousand. All my tickets are like this. I know it's a game of chance. But come on. I don't think they put any winning tickets in our small town. They know where the winning tickets areNC Lottery
Nobody knows, that wouldn't be fair. Where do you live?

5/07/2015 12:24 - Jerrianne F.

Thank you for the info, I was just wondering how winner notification works. Best of luck to all!

5/07/2015 12:19 - desiree c.

Man I be trying to win I hope I win one of the games I entered. Good Luck to all the players

5/07/2015 10:02 - Gregory W.

How about that same graph for second chance winnersNC Lottery
Approximately 10.1% of entries came from the mountain region. About 10.3% of wins are from that region. About 58.4% of entries came from the piedmont. About 58.2% of wins are from the piedmont. Approximately 31.5% of entries and wins came from the coastal region. As you can see, no region of the state has an advantage when it comes to entering these drawings or winning a prize... it's all a matter of luck :-)

5/07/2015 09:50 - KATE P.

would so be awesome to win the truck since someone ran the stop sign into our car and totaled it this week.NC Lottery
Oh no, hope everyone is OK... and we wish you all the best with everything, including the drawing :-)

5/07/2015 09:49 - Gregory W.

hey players how many entires do you put in 4 this drawing any infor will help. I put 3 thousand for last month's X games with no luck.

5/07/2015 09:38 - joy r.

I CLAIM IT ALL IN GODS NAME

5/07/2015 09:17 - Eximina F.

So excited. Hope in am one of the blessed individuals.

5/07/2015 09:10 - m. earl b.

please tell us which region has the highest number of winners. is there a website that has a graph of this information. i know you must keep one in your office. please share.NC Lottery
From March 30, 2006 through June 30, 2014, here are the stats by region: The mountains had 8.5% of sales and won appx 9.5% of prizes; the piedmont had 54.2% of sales and won appx 53.6% of prizes; and the coastal region had 37.3% of sales and won appx 36.8% of prizes. Over time, folks win prizes in proportion with how popular lottery games are where they live :-) It's not easier or harder to win depending on where you live or play. Good luck!

5/07/2015 08:55 - Shawn D.

Good luck to everyone in the drawings.

5/07/2015 08:54 - Jana W.

I have had a lot of fun entering my "losing" tickets. I think this is a great way to let people have a second chance... I hope whomever wins uses the money to help their situation and hope/pray God's grace will shine through all the winners. The best thing is that money goes to help children in schools.NC Lottery
Glad to hear you enjoy the rewards program! Remember you can enter both non-winning AND winning tickets for draw games and instant games :-) And we are so glad that the lottery gets to award prizes, and raise money for teachers, students and schools, too :-) :-)

5/07/2015 07:39 - Randy E.

They have ruined the megamillions I think when they went to 75 numbers ,I played a few times and didn't get over 1 number so I stick with the cash 5 and PowerBall ,I do have a complaint about the cash 5 exact match ,I've played for months and the odds are really bad ,sometimes I play 10 numbers and have never gotten over 10 in a Years time ,thanks for listening and I hope changes are made ,good luck to all ,I need a winner to help my Mom for Mothers Day ,She's had a hard Year with her cancer .NC Lottery
Best wishes to you and your mom... winning a lottery prize would be great, but surely you being there for her means everything to her already!

5/07/2015 05:49 - Jamie C.

Leave the Pick 3 and 4! I enjoy playing and have won!

5/07/2015 05:32 - Sabrina R.

I need this lets make it rain!

5/07/2015 12:13 - William H.

What time are the drawings? Do the follow the 11pm standard?NC Lottery
Unlike the televised daily drawings, drawings for Lucke-Rewards or second-chance are not held at a specific time of day, but rather when draw, security and an auditor have time to follow all the procedures to conduct the drawing. That's why we say winners in a Wednesday drawing are typically notified by 5pm Friday. Good luck!

5/07/2015 12:03 - Regina C.

I am so excited....Hope I WIN!

5/06/2015 11:58 - Laura C.

I am 30yrs old and have never had a licsence before and was hoping to win a truck. I entered the trucks n bucks to win a truck n before i knew it i spent much money before i was told everything is controlled i will not have a chance to win im not in it for real but i really really have hope n want to win but I know i'm not... it was lots of fun playing the tickets even thou i dididn't win no money at all.NC Lottery
Not sure what you mean by "controlled" but the outcome of the drawing is totally random... anyone who has even one entry has a chance to win! And more entries mean more chances to win. Good luck!

5/06/2015 11:48 - Kim C.

Great info and I am expecting my email to arrive by Friday at 5pm. Lol....I can dream can't I? Lots of people entering, I know, just keeping hope alive that I am one of the handful of lucky ones:P Good Luck to ALL!!

5/06/2015 11:46 - Lewis S.

I hope I'm one of the winners for the April Showers $5,000 drawing. This will be a Great Birthday present. Since today is my birthday.

5/06/2015 10:53 - James S.

Thanks for the info, good luck everyone!

5/06/2015 09:33 - Ella L.

I am in the games to win it

5/06/2015 09:10 - Linda M.

Well I'm in all five drawings this week. So maybe this week it will be my turn to be a winner. Good luck everyone.

5/06/2015 09:08 - Mary V.

OK... I'll be claiming my money or truck as soon as you notify me!! I promise to call you back the same day- ;) ~ let's get this over with. I'm getting tired of entering #'s and not winning!! But thanks for the info!

5/06/2015 08:41 - daniel d.

its all good

5/06/2015 08:20 - timothy a.

excited about entering lucke rewards

5/06/2015 07:50 - Carla K.

Thanks in advance for the winning

5/06/2015 06:58 - timothy m.

I need a truck,hope it's me but I'll be happy for whom ever wins.

5/06/2015 06:49 - Shelia C.

I've had fun and ready to win.....

5/06/2015 06:03 - Kathy M.

Hope I am a winner

5/06/2015 04:07 - Michael R.

NCEL needs to just shut down the Pick 3 and Pick 4. Everybody say the same thing. "They never seen a state run pick 3 and pick 4 that they never ever win" Its amazing that the oddest and least likely played numbers are always drawn. Just shut it down and stick to the scratch tickets, Cash 5, Powerball and Megamillions in my opinion.NC Lottery
After instant scratch-offs, Pick 3 is the second-most popular game in our state. Over time, any Pick 3 or Pick 4 game pays out the same no matter what state it's in :-) Good luck to you!

5/06/2015 04:04 - Nazalee N.

Iam anxious to see the if iam a winner.

5/06/2015 03:41 - Nancy W.

I am winning two out of the five drawings. I'm winning the $50,000 today and the truck tomorrow.

5/06/2015 03:33 - Ollie D.

Wow! I hope I'm one of the lucky winners. I've been playing for a long long time. I'm ready to be a BIG Winner this year.

5/06/2015 03:31 - Kenneth F.

Good info - thanks

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