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Griffin’s gift: jackpot winner funds new ball park

March 7, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 2:56 PM

Where the Enka High School softball team once needed its own place to practice and play, a state-of-the-art softball facility now stands: Griffin Field.

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Million dollar lucky: big wins were also close calls

March 4, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 1:00 PM

A North Carolina farmer's $1 million win is just the latest chapter in big lottery wins that almost never happened.

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Second chances led to good luck in Vegas

March 3, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 10:45 AM

A trip to Las Vegas for nine winners of the lottery’s The Price Is Right® second-chance drawings led to more luck for several of the travelers.

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Carolina Pick 4 adds afternoon drawing

March 1, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 4:32 PM

Carolina Pick 4 players have been asking for an afternoon drawing for a long time.

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New $1 million mystery comes out of big-winning weekend

February 28, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 2:46 PM

North Carolina has another $1 million mystery: who bought the $1 million-winning Powerball ticket in Whiteville?

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For Montgomery County man, $200,000 prize was ‘in the cards’

February 25, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 5:12 PM

Quick pick. Birthdays. Mathematical formulas. We’ve heard tons of stories from winners about how they picked their winning numbers.

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Dad’s surprise: $100,000 "dream" ticket

February 24, 2011 Posted by webmaster at 3:53 PM

For many people, a cup of coffee (or three) is what wakes them up in the morning. Well, Tuesday morning, Katie Evers said she thought she was going to have a heart attack after winning $100,000...

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Greensboro Coliseum Sponsorship

February 22, 2011 Posted by webmaster at 1:57 PM

Going to the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum next month? Well, you might just run into a lottery ball on the concourse.

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What does $200,000 a year for life really mean?

February 22, 2011 Posted by webmaster at 1:44 PM

It’s no shock to us that players often ask what “for life” means when it comes to lottery games that have prizes that are paid “for life.” Since we just introduced the $200,000 a year for life game on January 25, we figured now would be the perfect time to answer that question.

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So many ways to "follow" the fun

February 22, 2011 Posted by webmaster at 1:22 PM

Do you ever find yourself Tweeting? When your plans change, does your Facebook status change too? Because folks spend more time than ever on social media sites, we’re there to share information you want, the way that you want it. This blog is one of those places we hope you’ll enjoy.