Onslow County man bags $1.1 million jackpot

March 13, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 3:14 PM

Thomas Horne of Richlands tried his luck on a digital instant game on Tuesday and won a $1.1 million jackpot.

Horne won the top level “Grand Fortune” jackpot on a $30 play in the Monopoly game. The digital instant game features a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win were 1 in 1.6 million.

He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $805,597.

After the big win, the jackpot reset at $150,000 and has climbed to over $247,000 as of Friday morning.

Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Sixty-eight different games are available to play online now.

7 COMMENTS

3/23/2026 04:44 - Angela A.

LOL @NCEL these Digital Instant Jackpots are not growing as fast as they use to, so people are playing less or playing for less per play because they were seeing these Jackpots getting hit on .50 and $1 plays...So NCEL had to let a $30 play hit the Jackpot. I have learned my lesson! Leave them alone for a while.

3/19/2026 11:48 - Angela P.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN HAPPY FOR YOU

3/18/2026 09:59 - Angela A.

@NCEL I got a question. How do you get a promotion to deposit $90 and get $35 free play use all that and hit the $500 daily limit and not get one BONUS or SUBSTANTIAL WIN playing the same Digital Instant Game? No one is this unlucky...these games are rigged with outcomes to leave you chasing a WIN that never happens!

3/17/2026 08:51 - Angela A.

@NCEL when are you all going to come out with a Digital Instant game that the min. prize is at least cost of play, because it sucks to play for $5 and WIN .20 and .40! Played Boosted games on a deposit and out of 15 plays won .40 twice what a JOKE!

3/14/2026 08:45 - Berry B.

Congratulations

3/14/2026 10:31 - Paula F.

Congratulations ????

3/13/2026 09:26 - Michell H.

Congratulations ??

Onslow County man bags $1.1 million jackpot

March 13, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 3:14 PM

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