January 5, 2012 By NCEL
Richard Daveler, a maintenance supervisor from Pikeville in Wayne County, calls himself a pretty lucky lottery player. This was proven to be true on Tuesday as he became the biggest instant scratch-off winner in Wayne County history by revealing a $1 million prize on his Cash Spectacular ticket.
January 4, 2012 By NCEL
A retired construction worker had one of two lucky tickets for the New Year's Eve Cash 5 jackpot, but he says the real luck of his life has been his wife of 60 years and their children.
January 4, 2012 By NCEL
Shenita Massey, a nursing assistant from Mount Holly in Gaston County, plans to help pay for college for her children and her niece after winning $150,000 playing the $150 Grand game.
January 4, 2012 By NCEL
Evelyn Perry, a retired social worker from Hillsborough in Orange County, plans to pay bills and share with her adult children after winning $212,554 playing Carolina Cash 5. Perry won half the jackpot in the New Year’s Eve drawing.
December 30, 2011 By NCEL
The new Powerball jackpot will start at $40 million, rolling at least $10 million each time it isn’t won. Currently, the jackpot starts at $20 million.
December 29, 2011 By NCEL
Curtis G. Allred of Randleman is one of the owners of three lucky tickets that shared the $543,837 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, Dec. 23. He says he's glad "everybody had a chance to win some money."
December 29, 2011 By NCEL
The players - from Conover, Durham, Hickory and Granite Falls - won on the ticket they bought at a Granite Falls store in Caldwell County.
December 28, 2011 By NCEL
Monica Y. Wilson of Kannapolis in Cabarrus County will get $150,000 a year for 20 years after winning $3 million in the $200 Million Extravaganza game. She was the fifth and final winner of the game's top prize.
December 28, 2011 By NCEL
Craig Peters is the grand prize winner of the Dec. 21 second-chance drawing in the Wheel of Fortune instant game. He'll get a chance to play for more prizes during a nonbroadcast version of the popular TV game show.
December 22, 2011 By NCEL
Kenneth Roberts, a warehouse worker from Durham, plans to help renovate his parents’ home and travel after winning the $100,000 top prize in the lottery’s Mega Bucks game. Roberts learned of his win on Wednesday.