Introducing 'Scratch Madness' round one winners

March 24, 2016 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:49 AM

With the eight match-ups for round one of the Scratch Madness promotion in the books, the Elite 8 round is set to start Monday. Whichever ticket goes all the way to win the final contest on Monday, April 4 will be worth 10X the Lucke-Rewards points for the rest of the month!

But without further ado, let's take a look at which tickets received the most votes to advance to the next round - and who won $50 in free scratch-off tickets just for voting on the promotion posts on our Facebook page!

Let's start with the results in the Blue Ridge Bracket:

- Monday, March 14: (#1) Ultimate Millions lived up to its billing as the top seed and trounced (#16) Mighty Bucks. Dorothy Talbert Woodworth is the winner. "Oh my goodness," Woodworth said when she found out she won. "I am so excited to see this!"

- Tuesday, March 15: (#9) Mega Bucks edged (#8) $300,000 Jackpot. Renee Brock is the winner. We asked her how she chooses her tickets - and what she'd do if she won a really big prize. "I try to buy new tickets or old tickets that still have large prizes left," she explained. "If I win big, I would quit working, travel, pay of my bills and my family's. After traveling I would then volunteer my time helping children and elederly a few times a week!"

- Wednesday, March 16: Despite great fan support for the underdog, (#4) $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular prevailed over #13 Ruby Red Crossword. Donna Diliello Hobart is the winner.

- Thursday, March 17: (#5) 50X The Cash devoured (#12) BBQ Bucks to move on. Rebecca Allen is the winner.

Blue Ridge Bracket

And the other match-ups in the Outer Banks Bracket:

- Friday, March 18: (#2) $200 Million Blowout overcame the fight of (#15) Lucky Dog and cruised to victory. Anelique Wood is the winner.

- Monday, March 21: (#7) Plantinum 7's shined brighter in it's match-up against (#10) Diamonds & Dollars, winning handily. Kimberly Williams Gilson is the winner.

- Tuesday, March 22: (#6) Jumbo Bucks was just too much for (#11) Golden Ticket. Chester Williams is the winner. "I usually look out for the new games," Williams said after he found out he was a winner. "I have won $500 a few times and if I win big, I would take a long vacation!"

- Wednesday, March 23: (#3) Millionaire Bucks fended off the scrappy (#14) Junior Big Ol' Bucks for the final spot in the Elite 8. Kelly Webber is the winner. "This is a big surprise," Webber said upon getting notified she won. "I come home from work and see I won one of the drawings!"

Blue Ridge Bracket

As you can see, we've got four match-ups set to start Monday to last through Thursday - that means four more chances to vote for which ticket you'd like to see be worth 10X the Lucke-Rewards points - and four more chances to win $50 in free scratch-off tickets.

We'll announce the Final Four on Friday, just in time for the Final Four basketball games this weekend. We'll have one match-up on Saturday and one on Sunday to decide which two tickets will face off in the final round on Monday.

Click here to learn more about the Scratch Madness promotion.

For those of you with teams still in the basketball tournament, good luck! And remember to head over to our Facebook page on Monday for your next chance to vote in Scratch Madness.

32 COMMENTS

4/07/2016 02:22 - michael a.

I guess when you complain about not winning yoyou win something. Been with the nc lottery since the beginning and never win anything substantial gets depressing what gives

4/06/2016 05:34 - Ciprian A.

Do you guys get in contact over the phone and email with the winners?? I have over 8000 points.. Do I need to check this page daily to see if I won anything ? :)))NC Lottery
The question we get most often has to do with winner notification and winner announcements as it relates to Lucke-Rewards and promotional drawings. Winners are typically notified by email within 48 hours. So for a drawing held on a Wednesday, winners can expect a message by 5 p.m. Friday. If a winner does not respond to email notification, we will follow up with a telephone call and, if necessary, send certified mail. More info: http://bit.ly/1TDTdZP

4/01/2016 05:52 - micheal S.

How would I know. If I have won anything . What is going on with the second chance drawing. .I buy them all the time ..but haven't found out anything .that's 30.00 a card.NC Lottery
Scratch Madness is a free promotion that does not require any purchase, and there is no second-chance drawing for it. For questions about Lucke-Rewards and second-chance drawings, here is more information: https://www.lucke-zone.com/Details/2015/10/15/Answers-to-common-questions-about-Lucke-Rewards

3/30/2016 05:17 - Denver G.

Thanks. I have made several trips to Charlotte to claim 4 figure wins, no 5 figures yet. If I ever win 6 figures and have to go to Raleigh to claim a prize, I would love to meet you guys!

3/30/2016 04:36 - Denver G.

Hey guys, do u know when you will announce the final 4 Friday? Taking a 3 day road trip and might buy a few scratchers between here and there. Hey we're talking about possible points and I like to play the odds.NC Lottery
Not sure what time of day we'll announce the Final Four. We don't have results for the second round. But in the first round the higher seed won 7 of the 8 match-ups... and the only "upset" was 9 over 8. So it'll be interesting to see if that continues for the rest of the tournament or not :)

3/29/2016 03:08 - Tony T.

On 3/25/2016 01:17, $Carter$ said I'm sick and tired of my scratch-offs spelling out a win or loss. Why are there letters on my tickets ? I know whether I've won or loss before I finish scratching the dang ticket. Are you talking about crosswords ?

3/29/2016 09:24 - Tony T.

I think he means the little letters by a couple of the scratched off numbers on the tickets . I looked it up one time, forgot what it said now .

3/29/2016 01:23 - Jermaine M.

Great but that's really not an answer as to why there letters on the ticket. And what about my question about the points ???NC Lottery
How many points each individual Lucke-Zone member has accumulated is not public information, it's up to each member to decide if he or she wants to share that info. Since Lucke-Rewards began, players have accumulated well over 230 million points. We don't know what you mean by letters on the ticket. Please call our player customer service folks at 877-962-7529 so you can talk it through with them.

3/28/2016 01:22 - Jermaine M.

My questions where Never answered ????NC Lottery
You can scratch off a ticket any way you like. Some players carefully scratch off all the prize amounts or numbers in the play area first. Then they scratch off their numbers and check carefully to see if they won any prizes. What you see after you've scratched off a lottery ticket in North Carolina is very similar to what you'll see in any other state. Good luck to you!

3/27/2016 01:19 - latoya l.

How do I sign up to play?NC Lottery
All you have to do is go to our Facebook page and vote between noon and 8 p.m. on the match-up posted for that day. There will be one Monday through Thursday this week. http://facebook.com/nclottery

3/26/2016 10:23 - Phyllis N.

Congrats to all the winners; hopefully I will win something on the 2nd chance one of these days.

3/26/2016 10:00 - Terence R.

I've submitted a question in reference to having two different $20 scratch off with the exact same numbers, and I now can't find the my question or your response, so can you respond at the earliest...NC Lottery
We responded. But the answer is that, while it's unlikely you'd encounter the exact same numbers on a scratch-off ticket for "your" numbers and the numbers associated with the prizes, it's entirely possible.

3/26/2016 05:16 - Brandon S.

My area never gets any winners, second chance, first chance, ninth chance, it doesn't matter...I'm if the opinion they funnel the bigger winners to larger areas to entice larger populations to play...as much money as I've shelled out to these things, I should hae won more than the price of a ticket...and it's odd I don't personally know anyone that has won anything more than a couple hundred, if even that, nor have I ever seen any signs showing that any big prizes have been won at local stores....I believe I'm done with lottery

3/25/2016 11:38 - Everlyne M.

LZ,you said you would look into 1 week subscriptions but your "soon" is looking more like 'never'. Any update?NC Lottery
No update to share and we don't have a timetable for when this could possibly change. If we have news to report on it, we'll share it at that time!

3/25/2016 05:42 - Janice H.

im not on facebook,twitter or any of these. how can I enterNC Lottery
This promotion is only being held on Facebook. It's free to sign up. So if you'd like to join us next week to vote in the next round up match-ups, it's up to you!

3/25/2016 04:16 - charles s.

When will the third ultimate million dollar be ddrawNC Lottery
We don't have a date for the second Ultimate Millions second-chance drawing yet, as soon as we do we'll announce it. The third one won't be until sometime in 2017.

3/25/2016 03:39 - Almeda I.

nice

3/25/2016 01:17 - Jermaine M.

I'm sick and tired of my scratch-offs spelling out a win or loss. Why are there letters on my tickets ? I know whether I've won or loss before I finish scratching the dang ticket. I spend thirty bucks I at least want the enjoyment of scratching the whole ticket. If you decide to make a change I'd like a t-shirt and $$ lol Happy Scratching !! SN: I've accumulated thousands of luck zone points how many would it take for me to be number 1 ?

3/25/2016 12:18 - Denver G.

Yes, I agree. NC is really feeling the love thanks to the new LFL game. Redbone says, Come and get your love, come n get your love now!

3/25/2016 09:40 - carolyn b.

WOW WOW 2 WINNERS IN A ROW 2 WIN TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND YR 4 LIFE....WHEN IS ALL OR NOTHING GOING ???? THE NEW GAME I SO MUCH BETTER......

3/25/2016 09:03 - Dennis S.

I have sent all my tickets that I have played and the winners. I have never ever won anything with this second chance section! I have put in Mega Millions, Powerball, Scratch off tickets and those pick 3 & 4 numbers. But still never won, then I seen under my section for my points, shown that I have Redeemed 50 points. Well I have never done that, since I didn't even know that I can use those points for something, even now I have know idea what I can use those points for! But would love to win something instead of paying and losing money all the time!NC Lottery
Here's all the info you need about the drawings you can use your points to enter!!! https://www.lucke-zone.com/Details/2016/2/4/Want-more-chances-to-win-Join-Lucke-Rewards

3/25/2016 08:26 - Denver G.

kabarnes58, How much did you win?? On what drawing did you win?

3/25/2016 03:19 - Chester W.

I won! THANKS FOR THE $50 WIN scratch madness facebook promotion NCEL!!!!NC Lottery
We're so happy you won! :-D

3/24/2016 11:49 - Corey H.

What's going on with the lack of wins in the Charlotte N.C.NC Lottery
We frequently have winners in the Queen City. The news doesn't always report on our winner stories, but you can always read them on our website! Here's a link to a bunch of 'em: http://bit.ly/1Rw6ga8

3/24/2016 10:42 - Tamra S.

I'm still waiting on my chances. I've won nothing yet except $2 in a scratch off.

3/24/2016 04:24 - Paul B.

I have yet to figure out how to vote either that or I'm going to the wrong placeNC Lottery
You just go to our Facebook page. The next match-up to vote on will be posted on Monday around noon :-) Here's a link: http://facebook.com/nclottery

3/24/2016 04:16 - Kathy B.

I won 5.000 dollars on second chance drawing thanks for the money I am a believer now that any one can winNC Lottery
Congrats!!!

3/24/2016 02:11 - Denver G.

It's all good. I actually called him to warn him. I think he was unaware how this blog/comment thing works. Kris, You owe me a drink.

3/24/2016 01:49 - Denver G.

Wow, you guys need to be quicker, and players need to be smarter. That guys info is still showing. OMG!NC Lottery
Turbo, thanks for posting this reminder! We actually moved too quick - we responded 12 minutes after he posted his comment - but we accidentally posted the comment without removing the personal information he included :-) But now we've fixed it

3/24/2016 01:42 - NC Lottery

KRIS - The voting for the eight match-ups in round one is over, but your next chance to vote is in Monday's match-up. It will be posted at noon. Just vote by 8pm and you'll be entered for a chance to win. We have deleted your contact information from your comment because we don't want you to share your personal information publicly here in the Lucke-Zone. To check on your account status, please click on the HELP link at the top of the screen and either fill out an ONLINE SUPPORT form, or call 855-767-1863 for technical customer service.

3/24/2016 01:38 - Beverly J.

I enjoy voting for the scratch off.

3/24/2016 01:30 - Kris D.

Dumb question. Today 3/24/16, I have just become aware of this promo...Scratch Madness, and thus have not entered any rounds. Is it safe to say that it is too late to enter now? Also, can you confirm that I'm set-up correctly in your system for alerts. I did win 50K in the Monopoly 2nd chance drawing last year, but when I changed my contact info early last year, I believe that I forgot to hit save. Although Im fairly certain it is correct and correct for a few months. My fear is that this possibly had rendered me ineledgable fora ton of contest entry's I had submitted.

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March 24, 2016 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:49 AM

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