Johnston County woman wins $1 million lottery prize

April 28, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 8:10 AM

Lowanda Kane of Garner tried her luck on a $10 scratch-off and won a $1 million prize.

Kane bought her lucky $1,000,000 Bankroll ticket from Turner Mini Mart on Benvenue Road in Rocky Mount.

When she arrived at lottery headquarters on Thursday, Kane had the choice of taking the $1 million prize as an annuity of $50,000 a year for 20 years or a lump sum of $600,000. She chose the lump sum of $600,000 and took home $427,503 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

The $1,000,000 Bankroll game launched in November 2020. Since Kane won the last top prize, the lottery will end the game.

13 COMMENTS

12/03/2023 12:46 - ronaldbaucom70@gmail.com B.

Unable to scan my scratch off tickets message said my devices not compatible NC Lottery
Hi Ronald, please make sure your app is up-to-date, as well as your device's software. If you're still having trouble, please contact https://nclottery.com/Help and our Online Support folks can look into this further!

5/01/2023 07:26 - Gina C.

NCEL: Thank-you for the answer last night , glad to know it goes for the kids/teachers and services they need and want in North Carolina!! Appreciate the knowledge, and also Congrats to Lowanda Kane!!

4/30/2023 09:15 - Gina C.

Roger K. is on the right track in his opinion.

4/30/2023 09:13 - Gina C.

So FOR OUR INFO., NCEL, What happens to all those $100,000.00 prizes left on these ENDED games??? And why does the retailer have such authority to NOT order these games? And here's a thought, why not put these "unpopular" games out for half price? NC Lottery
Hi Georgia, Half of unclaimed prize money goes to education—the good cause that the lottery serves. The other half is available to be used as prize money in other games and lottery promotions. It’s up to the retailer to determine which tickets will be re-ordered, as not every game is as popular at one store as it is at another. You can always request that a retailer re-order a particular game if you’re interested in playing it! If they don’t want to order the specific game you are looking for, another option may be to search for retail locations near your area here: nclottery.com/WhereToPlay

4/30/2023 02:46 - Edith A.

wish it was easier to play online. Sometimes I can get on easy with no problems and then again it says to deposit or purchase must be in NC which I am, and says my geo location is not right. What do you do?NC Lottery
Sorry about that! Our Online Play system uses geolocation to determine if you are currently within North Carolina’s borders. If you are in NC and still receiving this error on a mobile device, please ensure that you are using the most recent app version and ensure that you have location services on for both your device and the app. If you are on your computer, ensure that you have enabled location sharing in your browser. If the issue persists, reach out to our support team at https://nclottery.com/Help and we will be happy to assist you!

4/29/2023 06:06 - Joe S.

Congrats from Charlotte! Ms. Kane found the ticket that had her name on it! Scratching my April portfolio this weekend.??

4/28/2023 01:49 - Anita R.

Congratulations ??

4/28/2023 12:43 - Anita A.

Congratulations! I am next:)

4/28/2023 12:25 - Linda D.

wonderful, enjoy!!!

4/28/2023 10:26 - Troy W.

Congratulations! Also, NCEL, thank you!! for not pulling this game too early and giving all of us the opportunity to chase this ticket. I'm still a little salty about NCEL pulling the Hit $5,000 game way to early when there was still two top winners left. Thank you on this one though.NC Lottery
Thanks for the comment, Troy! In a perfect world, we would release a game and all top prizes would be won before we end each game. However, sometimes games are no longer popular with our players or retailers simply aren't ordering them anymore, so it makes more sense to end a game and replace it with one that has more prizes available to be won. Whenever we end a game, all remaining prizes go back to our great state - 50% go into the NC education fund, and 50% go to prizes for promotions and other games!

4/28/2023 10:01 - roberta n.

Congratulations Lowanda!!!

4/28/2023 09:03 - Tapash H.

good luck!

4/28/2023 08:35 - Roger K.

Wow! Last ticket! Wonder how long that ticket had been waiting on someone to but it in that place. Sitting and waiting every since November of 2020, 2 years and 4 months, just waiting on someone to buy it. Now of course, the store might have ordered that roll and others, because they was running low on tickets. Guess the rest of them tickets, will probably not go out now, in the warehouse now, since the last top prize was won. Congratulations on your big win!

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Johnston County woman wins $1 million lottery prize

April 28, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 8:10 AM

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