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Weekly winner wrap-up

November 10, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 4:54 PM

Winners keep popping up across the state of North Carolina!

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Two new instant games go on sale on Nov. 8

November 7, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 12:00 AM

The NCEL's last holiday game, Candy Cane Crossword, and a new version of our most popular $1 game, Lucky 7's, will be in stores Tuesday.

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Weekly wrap-up: Powerball = WINNING

November 4, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 4:53 PM

The excitement this week about a $245 million Powerball jackpot ended with the winning ticket sold in Connecticut, but the sales around the jackpot as it grew to that size led to some big wins for North Carolina players and boosted the amount of money the N.C. Education Lottery will return this year for education.

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Record total: Pick 4 players win $2.7 million

October 31, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 10:41 AM

When all four numbers came up sixes Saturday afternoon, it led to the largest single drawing payout in the history of Pick 4.

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How about a weekly wrap-up?

October 28, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 4:10 PM

A $203 million Powerball jackpot, a $1 million Carolina Gold winner and lots more in this week's wrap-up!

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See all prizes remaining for every instant game

October 25, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 10:05 AM

As of this week, our website is updated daily with the number of prizes remaining at all levels for every instant game.

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Powerball ticket worth $1 million expires

October 24, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 12:44 PM

The $1 million Powerball ticket sold at the New Bern Station on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh back in the April 27 drawing expired at 5 p.m. Monday afternoon.

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Trio of six-figure prizes top week’s winners

October 21, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 4:43 PM

Read more about Bladen County’s record-breaking jackpot, a lucky tip from a clerk in Charlotte, and some good ‘fortune’ in Johnston County.

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$300,632 jackpot ticket sold in Bladen County

October 18, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 10:03 AM

If it turns out the claimant lives in Bladen County, it would mark the largest prize ever awarded to a county resident.

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Step-down begins Wednesday for new Powerball game

October 17, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 9:00 AM

To prepare for the new version of Powerball, the N.C. Education Lottery will begin what's known as a "step-down" on Powerball purchases on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

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Five lucky tickets lead to ‘dreams come true’

October 14, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 5:00 PM

Headlines this week: a pair of $200,000 Powerball wins, a pair of six-figure prizes to Charlotte players, and a $57 million jackpot.

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Let the holiday games begin October 18

October 13, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 10:46 AM

The holidays are getting closer every day, and the date for holiday games' debut is even closer: Tuesday, October 18.

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Do you have a "Lucke" store?

October 11, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 2:55 PM

Some players have a particular retail location where they prefer to purchase tickets. Do you?

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$57 million jackpot winners arrive at HQ

October 11, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 9:36 AM

A media conference to announce North Carolina's fifth multimillion jackpot winners is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at NCEL headquarters.

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Weekly winner wrap-up

October 7, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 4:00 PM

The week's biggest news was clearly the $57 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Greenville, but that was hardly the only thing worth talking about!

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"Wheel" have a winner!

October 6, 2011 Posted by Lucke-Zone at 9:23 AM

The first player to win a trip to Hollywood in the Wheel of Fortune second-chance drawing is Joshua Huffman of Morganton in Burke County. Huffman said he entered 25 tickets into the Sept. 21 drawing.

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