November 14, 2014 By NCEL
Union County residents Van Hill and Wayne Clifton are sharing $1 million after Hill scratched off the prize playing the new Millionaire Jingle Bucks game. “True to his word, we’re sharing the prize,” Clifton said.
November 14, 2014 By NCEL
Evans Anthony of Shelby and William Anthony of Cherryville matched all five white balls but not the Powerball in the Nov. 8 Powerball drawing to win a $1 million prize.
November 13, 2014 By NCEL
Joseph Cobbs III, a furniture deliveryman, and his fiancé Kendra Batts, a certified nursing assistant, are still in a state of disbelief after matching all five numbers in the Nov. 9 Carolina Cash 5 drawing to win the jackpot.
November 10, 2014 By NCEL
William McCrea kept the lucky ticket on his dresser at home and then in his truck before discovering 12 days afterward he had won.
November 7, 2014 By NCEL
“I was lying in bed while they were pulling the numbers,” Dorothy Johnson said. “I got so excited, I stood up and started shaking. I was thrilled then and I still am now.”
November 7, 2014 By NCEL
“This is a good feeling,” Bonnie Gardner said as she collected her winnings on Friday. “I was happy before winning and I’m happy now. This money won’t change us.”
November 3, 2014 By NCEL
Five new holiday games with top prizes from $5,000 to $1 million will show up in stores this week.
October 31, 2014 By NCEL
James Harrison, a retired catfish farmer from Robersonville in Martin County, plans to use the $1 million prize he won playing the $200 Million Blowout game to buy a boat and save for his grandchildren’s education.
October 29, 2014 By NCEL
In 2009, Jesus Lugo won $100,000 playing the lottery’s Mega Bucks game. On Tuesday, he once again beat the odds when he became the first player to scratch off the $200,000 top prize in the “$” game.
October 28, 2014 By NCEL
Brenda Highsmith of Pitt County won the Carolina Cash 5 jackpot on Monday night, beating odds of 1 in 575,757 to win $209,282.