April 12, 2012 By NCEL
Nine instant games of the N.C. Education Lottery will end Friday, April 27, and players have 90 days afterward to claim any prizes from those games.
April 11, 2012 By NCEL
Phyllis Oakes, a resident of Stem in Granville County, took a break from playing Powerball and Mega Millions this week because she wanted to try a jackpot game with better odds. So on Tuesday, April 10, she decided to try her luck playing Carolina Cash 5. A few hours later, she found herself holding a ticket worth $208,794.
April 11, 2012 By NCEL
Debbie Keener, a surgical technologist from Hickory, plans to use the $100,000 prize she won playing the lottery to pay bills and save for the future.
April 11, 2012 By NCEL
Mark Tobin, a construction worker from Wake Forest, said he will use the $250,000 he won in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing to buy a car, help his family and for savings.
April 10, 2012 By NCEL
A story in a local newspaper alerted a retired fireman to his good luck, while a second winner discovered his win after a storeowner told him a lucky ticket was sold at his store.
April 10, 2012 By NCEL
Players from Maysville and Dunn split a $234,876 jackpot in the April 3 drawing of Carolina Cash 5. Each had a ticket that matched all five numbers to win $117,438 apiece.
April 9, 2012 By NCEL
George Young Jr., a resident of Rose Hill in Duplin County, plans to purchase a new home, help his children and invest the $2 million he won playing the new Powerball game.
April 9, 2012 By NCEL
Keith McClintock, who owns Pine State Electric and Lighting Center in Durham, plans to pay bills, purchase a car for his son and go on a vacation with the $150,000 prize he won playing Aces High.
April 5, 2012 By NCEL
Jake Pitchford, a resident of Nashville in Nash County, won two-thirds of a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot after the numbers he played on two separate tickets matched the winning numbers drawn on March 29.
April 4, 2012 By NCEL
Perry Greene, a resident of Lawndale in Cleveland County, plans to pay bills with the $1 million prize he scratched off on his Maximum Green ticket.