Rockingham County man wins $1 million lottery prize

July 2, 2019 Posted by NC Lottery at 4:31 PM

Ray Sharpe of Eden became the second North Carolinian to win a $1 million prize in the new $300,000,000 Supreme Riches game.

Sharpe claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. He purchased the lucky $30 ticket at the Hilltop Grill & Grocery on N.C. 87 in Eden.

He had a choice of taking the $1 million as an annuity of $50,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. He chose the lump sum and after tax withholdings took home $424,509.

The $300,000,000 Supreme Riches game started in April with four top prize of $10 million. Three top prizes of $10 million remain to be claimed and four of the six $1 million prizes are still unclaimed. Four $1 million prizes can also be won in second-chance drawings. The first of four second-chance drawing is scheduled for Aug. 7. Players have until July 31 to enter their Supreme Riches tickets into the drawing.

13 COMMENTS

7/04/2019 12:03 - Brenda S.

Ha]y for you, good luck.

7/03/2019 03:56 - Douglas H.

WOOOO HOOOOOOO Way to go Ray. Enjoy

7/03/2019 01:05 - Priscilla L.

Congrats, Happy Blessing

7/03/2019 01:03 - Steve L. P.

I have location sharing enabled in my browser and every other browser I have downloaded. My wireless card is enabled, although I'm not sure why that should prevent you from purchasing online. Before the so called update, everything was working fine. I'm seeing other users having the same difficulty, so I know this is not an isolated problem. It has to be on NCEL end. With all the technology available I would have assumed it would be fixed by now. It is no longer convenient to purchase online and doesn't look like there will be a resolution anytime soon.

7/03/2019 09:59 - Theodore E.

NC Lottery I have done all that was told to me to do. I can not purchase online with my desk top for the last month. I can"t check out. I see I am not the only one. I think it is on NCL end.NC Lottery
Hi Theodore, sorry you are having trouble purchasing online. Here are a few suggestions that might help fix the problem on your end. First, please make sure you have enabled location sharing in your browser settings. Then, double check that you have your wireless card enabled. If you complete those two steps, that should solve the issue. But if you continue to have trouble getting it to work, the folks on our online player support system are best equipped to help find another solution. They can be reached via phone at 1-855-767-1863.

7/03/2019 06:35 - olethia b.

Congratulations. Hoping I’m next

7/03/2019 03:47 - Rachel G.

Enjoy!

7/02/2019 10:42 - Loretta M.

Blessed to be a blessing

7/02/2019 09:36 - Albert N.

Several tries have been made but i still cannot check out my online purchase. My Computer dislayed the message that Nc lottery can not validate the purchase because my location can not be verified What should i do to buy the tickets in my ready purchase list?NC Lottery
Good morning Albert, sorry to hear you are having trouble with the geolocation. We recently shared an update to our geolocation service that is causing some issues for users, but we have a few suggestions that might help fix the problem on your end. First, please make sure you have enabled location sharing in your browser settings. Then, double check that you have your wireless card enabled. If you complete those two steps, that should solve the issue. But if you continue to have trouble getting it to work, the folks on our online player support system are best equipped to help find another solution. They can be reached via phone at 1-855-767-1863.

7/02/2019 09:35 - Linda S.

God Bless You!!! Enjoy!!

7/02/2019 07:08 - Steve L. P.

That's a great win. I like to play online but hadn't been able to do so in over a month on my laptop. Geotracking is still not working for me.NC Lottery
Hi Steve, sorry to hear you are having trouble with the geolocation. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We recently shared an update to our geolocation service that is causing some issues for users, but we have a few suggestions that might help fix the problem on your end. First, please make sure you have enabled location sharing in your browser settings. Then, double check that you have your wireless card enabled. If you complete those two steps, that should solve the issue. But if you continue to have trouble getting it to work, the folks on our online player support system are best equipped to help find another solution. They can be reached via phone at 1-855-767-1863, or if you’d prefer, there is a live chat line and a help request form that you could fill out instead: https://nclottery.com/Help.

7/02/2019 07:06 - greg s.

congrats on your win. now I am looking for my chance in one of the 5 different drawings on july 3. good luck to all!

7/02/2019 05:26 - Kathleen B.

Congratulations! I just purchased one and it was a dud! Kind of nuts that you win $1 Million and taxes get more than you do at a whopping 57.55% I'm about to just stop wasting my money and hopes bc I've been playing for years and used to win a little out in Charlotte but here in Raleigh area...rarely anything but the occasional $1 for 2 #'s :P

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Rockingham County man wins $1 million lottery prize

July 2, 2019 Posted by NC Lottery at 4:31 PM

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