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January 17, 2020 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:55 PM

If you enjoy trying your luck at winning a big prize, you have a choice this weekend of a $103 million jackpot in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing and a $321 million jackpot in Saturday’s Powerball drawing.

Wouldn't it be great to see someone from North Carolina take one of those jackpots home?

Remember, both Powerball and Mega Millions games offer you nine ways to win a prize.

For example, two North Carolina players won a $50,000 prize in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing when their $2 tickets matched four of the white balls and the red Powerball. One lucky ticket was sold at the Speedway on Live Oak Street in Beaufort and the other at the Food Lion on North Fordham Boulevard in Chapel Hill.

In Powerball, the $321 million jackpot marks the first time it has crossed the $300 million mark since June. A jackpot winner also has the choice of a lump sum, which would be $218.7 million. In tonight’s Mega Million drawing, a jackpot winner could take the $103 million annuity or a lump sum of $69.5 million.

Lottery players won seven Powerball jackpots nationally in 2019, including a $344.6 million jackpot won by a North Carolina man on June 1.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million and the odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million. So far, five North Carolinians have won Powerball jackpots and two have won a Mega Millions jackpot.

You can buy your Powerball or Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on our website.

Good luck, North Carolina.

6 COMMENTS

1/23/2020 02:07 - William D.

Great question DG. Unfortunately I already delete email i think are questionalble, take no chances getting a virus. Did it once, not again. Be nice if NCEL would give us a heads up about email with a different senders name here on the news blog.

1/22/2020 03:36 - Denver G.

Hey LZ. B4 I click on the link & take the survey. Is the email "dream maker" for real. It appears 2b from NCEL.NC Lottery
Thanks for checking, Denver! Our Dream Makers Panel is a new way for us to gather information directly from folks like you about what our players are most interested in. If the email was from support@nceldreammakers.com, then it is legitimate.

1/22/2020 01:00 - Jodi H.

Hey, best of luck to everyone who plays!

1/18/2020 02:00 - Alberta E.

Tim I feel the exact same way. My face don't need to be seen. It's on a need to know basis. Good luck Sir.

1/18/2020 12:19 - mary ann c.

I can't get into my acccount.It comes up but it's just been circling but never stops.I'm a true fan although I have'nt won a big jackpot I know I will Thanks..NC Lottery
Hey Mary Ann, sorry to hear you're having trouble logging into your account. If this hasn't been resolved yet, please try clearing your browser cache and restarting. If the issue continues, please reach out to our support team at https://nclottery.com/Help

1/17/2020 10:46 - Tim M.

I don't always play the larger draw games. I used to play them consistently but finances were better then. Now they get played occasionally, the larger the jackpot, the better. I do play the Cash 5 daily. Odds may not be great but they're significantly better than the others. Also, winning the C5 doesn't necessarily mean you become a rock star even though you are required by law to at least print the winner's name. I guarantee IF I win that I can still walk in my local Walmart or whatever and the average person be clueless to my winnings. Sure, a few would know such as my family and perhaps a few friends but as long as I don't blast it on Facebook or something I should be OK. So bring it on already, paying my dues! LOL. As for the larger games, one think I DO want to do is win one of the smaller prizes that still are not small for me. That's why I usually play the multiplier, hoping for the $150,000 or whatever it happens to be. NC Lottery
Thanks for sharing Tim. Best of luck to you!!

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