Two lucky tickets in North Carolina snag $1 million win in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing

July 22, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:24 AM

A great start to the weekend for players who bought two Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina worth $1 million each in Friday’s drawing.

One winner purchased their ticket at the Pikeville Mini Mart on South Goldsboro Street in Pikeville. The other winner purchased their ticket through Online Play. Both $2 tickets matched the numbers on all five white balls to win the $1 million prize. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 12.6 million.

The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize.

North Carolina became one of five states with $1 million winners in the drawing. Players purchased two $1 million winning tickets in Florida and New Jersey as well, with one each in California and Michigan.

Since nobody won Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot, Tuesday’s drawing offers a $820 million jackpot worth $422 million in cash. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.

Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location, through Online Play on the lottery’s website or by using the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

21 COMMENTS

7/24/2023 06:22 - Christopher P.

Must be nice I can't win a dang thing

7/24/2023 01:32 - MICHAEL B.

Congratulations!

7/24/2023 12:56 - Douglas H.

Awesome wins!! Congratulations

7/24/2023 09:10 - Joyce F.

Thanks

7/24/2023 05:13 - Gregory A.

Thanks ??

7/24/2023 01:17 - Deborah D.

Congratulations to all the winners! Enjoy!

7/23/2023 09:50 - William P.

great win!!!!

7/23/2023 03:26 - Emilee G.

HOw do you know if you could have bought the winning ticket but don’t know how to check your information. Someone help me lol NC Lottery
Hi Emilee. To check your ticket, please go to https://nclottery.com/rewardsticketentry and enter your ticket number to see if you are a winner. Good Luck

7/23/2023 01:57 - Rashema E.

Feels like I'm spending money on a scam!

7/23/2023 12:53 - Jeffrey M.

Interesting the match 5 winning tickets on powerball and mega are never the multiplier winners….only not multiplier tickets are winning. Seems like those odds are almost impossible, therefore I am going to stop playing the multiplier. Not worth it at all.

7/23/2023 10:58 - Kim H.

I will be the next one In Jesus name????

7/23/2023 10:53 - Maria G.

Congratulations ????

7/23/2023 08:13 - shirley b.

NCEL Explain how number like 595 has not dropped in two years.

7/23/2023 04:28 - Priscilla G.

Congratulations to the winners

7/22/2023 11:12 - Paula F.

Congratulations ????

7/22/2023 10:50 - Lucinda W.

Congratulations to the winners

7/22/2023 10:39 - Vivian p.

Keep winning NC,CONGRATULATIONS

7/22/2023 09:52 - Gwendolyn T.

Congrats to our NC winners! Way to go

7/22/2023 04:14 - Stewart B.

God Bless

7/22/2023 12:39 - joanie m.

Congratulations to our NC winners

7/22/2023 12:34 - Jet B.

I will be the next one.

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Two lucky tickets in North Carolina snag $1 million win in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing

July 22, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:24 AM

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