Rowan County player wins $1.86 million digital instant jackpot

October 6, 2025 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:14 AM

A lucky lottery player from Cleveland won a $1.86 million digital instant jackpot on Saturday.

The winner played the Monopoly game for $1 and instantly won the game’s top jackpot. The odds of that win are 1 in 50 million.

The big $1.86 million win represents the second digital instant jackpot of at least $1.6 million won in North Carolina in the last week. A Rockingham County player won a $1.69 million jackpot on Thursday.

Monopoly has a progressive jackpot that continues to grow until it is won. After Saturday’s big win, the jackpot reset at $150,000 and has climbed to over $228,000 as of Monday morning.

Monopoly is one of 55 games that can be played online in North Carolina as part of the lottery’s digital instant games.

The winner has 180 days to claim the prize.

The N.C. Education Lottery’s Play Smart™ program helps North Carolinians make the most of their lottery play. Visit ncplaysmart.com to learn about all things lottery, from tips on how odds work to how to enter bonus drawings.

8 COMMENTS

10/15/2025 10:45 - Sheila I.

I'm still waiting for my winnings to be deposited in to my bank account. It now says " withdraw funds" in process from 10/13. I feel like I need to go to the news media about this!!NC Lottery
Hi, Sheila! We responded to your other comment on a separate post, but wanted to share the info here as well. Sometimes, withdrawals may take additional time for our team to process the request, but our goal is to have withdrawal requests completed as quickly as possible. You can reach out to our Online Support team at https://nclottery.com/Help for an update on the status of your request.

10/08/2025 04:14 - Brian T.

Look at all these jackpots won on minimal amount plays. NCEL has so many janky, rigged games to promote these days. They say anything to lure the unsuspecting public to play rigged games.

10/06/2025 11:32 - Paula F.

Absolutely wonderful

10/06/2025 07:47 - Tancy H.

Congratulations to the winner! How is it determined where the jackpots is going to fall? Just waiting on my win fall.NC Lottery
Hi, Tancy! Each time you play Digital Instants, the system randomly generates an outcome from the full deck of outcomes. The odds of winning the jackpot are based on the number of possible outcomes of each play.

10/06/2025 07:43 - Marie B.

Congrats!!! BTW: I love the digicash option. Now I can use my scratch off winnings to play the online games.NC Lottery
We're glad to hear you like the Digi Cash option, Marie! Wishing you the best of luck.

10/06/2025 05:05 - Steve F.

Awesome

10/06/2025 04:53 - Berry B.

Beautiful

10/06/2025 10:24 - Michael B.

Hi NCEL! I purchased a few double play tickets but was not notified my entry went into a second chance drawing. I also dont see any second chance drawing on the app any where but i do see the banner on the home screen.NC Lottery
Hi, Michael! The Double Play add-on for Powerball gives you another chance to win up to $10 million in a 2nd Powerball drawing that occurs after the first drawing. There is not a dedicated second chance drawing for Powerball at the moment, but rather this add-on gives you a chance to win in a second Powerball drawing.

Rowan County player wins $1.86 million digital instant jackpot

October 6, 2025 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:14 AM

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