April 23, 2020 By NCEL
Dirk Swing stopped to get a $2 bottle of water after a long day at work and ended up quenching his thirst for a $1 million scratch-off prize.
April 17, 2020 By NCEL
Benita Johnson of Asheville decided to buy her Carolina Cash 5 ticket through Online Play on the lottery’s website and ended up winning a $775,794 jackpot.
April 3, 2020 By NCEL
Following the April 3 drawing, jackpots for the national Mega Millions game will be determined on a drawing-by-drawing basis.
April 3, 2020 By NCEL
Meeting will be held by teleconference beginning at 10 a.m.
April 2, 2020 By NCEL
Following April 8 drawing, amount of the jackpot and increases between drawings will be based on ticket sales and interest rates.
March 30, 2020 By NCEL
To help protect the safety of lottery players, employees and the public during the coronavirus outbreak and per the Governor’s Executive Order 121, the N.C. Education Lottery is extending the temporary closing of its Claim Centers until further notice.
March 28, 2020 By NCEL
Those players should keep multidraw tickets purchased before Thursday, March 26, until refunds can be made.
March 26, 2020 By NCEL
When that happens, the next Powerball jackpot will reset to $20 million as an annuity.
March 23, 2020 By NCEL
Robee Bailey Jr. of Concord beat odds of one in 1.8 million in the Jan. 27 Lucky for Life drawing and won the $25,000 A Year for Life prize.
March 23, 2020 By NCEL
Jess Nichols of Murphy said he will take his $200,000 in lottery winnings and invest in some real estate.