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Ticket sold in North Carolina wins $1 million in Saturday’s Powerball drawing

October 28, 2018 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:20 AM
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North Carolinians won big in Saturday’s Powerball drawing with one lucky ticket winning $1 million. Two tickets won $150,000, and four won $50,000.

The $1 million ticket matched all five white balls in the drawing. It was sold at the Sheetz on Fairlawn Drive in Winston-Salem.

Two tickets matched four of the white balls and the Powerball in the drawing to win $50,000. Because they had the Power Play feature, the prize tripled to $150,000 when the 3X multiplier was drawn. The tickets were sold at:

•    Love’s Travel Stop, Peeler Road, Salisbury
•    Circle A Food Store, North Main Street, Mount Holly

Four other $2 tickets matched four of the white balls and the Powerball in the drawing to win $50,000. The tickets were sold at:

•    Willis Food Mart, East Union Street, Morganton
•    Circle K, Groometown Road, Greensboro
•    Sunoco-Ramsey Street, Ramsey Street, Fayetteville
•    Circle K, U.S. 64 West, Lexington

Winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize.
Draw games like Powerball make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 million dollars a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.  
 


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10/31/2018 08:27 - Dennis B.

Does it email you if you win or do you have to enter all the numbers in and check them manually?NC Lottery
Hey Dennis, If you bought your ticket online and won, you will receive a notification email at the email address listed on your account. If you bought your ticket in-store, you will need to check your ticket yourself to see if it's a winner. That can be done by either scanning it at the ticket checker at the retail location, with the NC Lottery app your mobile phone, or by entering it manually on the website. Good luck!

10/30/2018 06:05 - Vanessa H.

Hi Marian, I have a friend that lives in Goldsboro and she won $200,000.00 on a $5.00 scratch off a couple of months ago.

10/29/2018 07:29 - JOSHLYNN M.

I spent over $10 on a single Powerball ticket. I want to enter a chance to win a pack of 60 scratch-offs worth $300. How do I enter?NC Lottery
Hey Joshlynn! We can help you enter! All you need to do is log in to your Lucke-Rewards account and click the “Collect” icon. Then, just scan the barcode on your ticket. You will be automatically entered into the second-chance drawing for the pack of scratch-offs. Good luck!

10/29/2018 12:36 - joanie m.

I was just checking to see if you are having trouble with web page I can get on second chance draws but it is not showing regular draws since the crash on mega millionsNC Lottery
Hey Joanie, Sorry for the trouble. Our web team is working to restore the Lucke-Rewards tab. We can assure you that all of your entries are still there, it is just not displaying at the moment. We hope to have it fixed soon.

10/29/2018 11:27 - Randall C.

no way its going to school. it was just last year the teachers went out of the state to a meeting about books and funds.NC Lottery
Hi Randall, Folks ask about this a lot, and we wanted to let you know that 100% of lottery profits benefit education programs across the state. Last year, that meant we were able to raise more than $670 million that funded school construction, financial aid, preschool spots, and support staff salaries. While that money does help make a difference in those areas, it's important to remember that the money we raise is only a small portion of the overall budget and can't cover every need, like school supplies.

10/29/2018 11:24 - Danny P.

How many entries in power ball/ mega million ticket draw for 10/31?NC Lottery
Hey Danny! The Mega Power Pack drawing for 10/31 has 200,816 entries.

10/29/2018 11:13 - Sarah B.

Hey Jackie, Thanks for bringing up a great point! Keno drawings are conducted differently than other lottery draw games. They are actually held using a secure random number generator, or "RNG". As soon as the Keno drawing has taken place with the "RNG", the retailer receives the numbers immediately and it's printed out. The display on the television receives the numbers at the same time, but it takes a short moment for the graphics to display.

10/29/2018 03:57 - Terry B.

any word on who won the $750 million power ball drawing? NC Lottery
Hey Terry! There were two winning tickets sold, one was in Iowa and the other was in New York!

10/28/2018 05:29 - Beverly R.

Just a suggestion: October scratch-offs should be Halloween-themed. September should have a couple of Fall-themed scratchers.NC Lottery
That's a great idea, Beverly! We will share with the folks who create our games for next year!

10/28/2018 03:56 - marian d.

I'm Happy for the One's that won. But I do wonder why No one ever Wins in Goldsboro.

10/28/2018 02:47 - Jobelinda M.

Congrats to all the winners??

10/28/2018 02:12 - jackie w.

Congrats to these folks. I have a remark to make. My husband and I were at our favorite store playing Keno this afternoon. One of the employee's came and sat down next to us and we began talking about this game, he used to play until he found out something strange. The numbers were just being put up on the screen as he was printing a number slip and he noticed the numbers which were coming out were on the print out slip. How does this happen? Makes you think bad thoughts when the numbers are being put out before the drawing is not finished. Maybe with all this employee info coming out from the stores something should be investigated, just a thought.NC Lottery
Hey Jackie, Please see the full explanation above!

10/28/2018 11:34 - Helen P.

I have 3 numbers plus the power ball in the same line, how much do I get? I’m also from N.C. NC Lottery
Helen- If you matched three of the white balls and the Powerball your ticket won $100. You can see more about the different combinations and what you win here: https://www.nclottery.com/PowerballHow

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