November 30, 2011 By NCEL
When Erminio Lamanna of Wilmington purchased tickets for the Nov. 26 Carolina Cash 5 drawing, he said he hoped he would win his money back. Little did he know that the fourth ticket would go on to match four numbers for a $104 prize and the fifth would match all five numbers drawn, winning him $128,895.
November 29, 2011 By NCEL
Robert Parker had heard someone won big in the Sunday, Nov. 20 drawing. But he didn't realize he won $634,650 until the day after Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2011 By NCEL
Andrey Griswold of La Grange says he was "shocked twice" after discovering that he had again won $100,000 playing an instant game with the N.C. Education Lottery.
November 28, 2011 By NCEL
Education Lottery becomes fourth U.S. lottery to obtain Level 2 certficiation in the Responsible Gaming program of the World Lottery Association.
November 23, 2011 By NCEL
A Durham man says he’ll pay off his house after winning $100,000 the day before Thanksgiving. "I finally hit the jackpot," he said.
November 18, 2011 By NCEL
Erick Lopez, a construction worker from Sneads Ferry in Onslow County, plans to use the $100,000 prize he won playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s Wheel of Fortune game to travel and invest for the future.
November 17, 2011 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery reminds its players that a deadline to make claims for 11 of its instant scratch-off games is Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Ticket sales for the games listed below ended on Aug. 31, 2011.
November 15, 2011 By NCEL
Emma Garrett, a resident of Raleigh, says she will use the $100,000 she won playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s 10X the Money game to pay bills and take a vacation.
November 14, 2011 By NCEL
James Cherry, a resident of Hope Mills in Cumberland County, says he will use the $103,627 he won playing Carolina Cash 5 to pay off bills, invest for the future and have a big Christmas.
November 14, 2011 By NCEL
Ross Hall, a carpenter from Richlands in Onslow County, says he will use the $100,000 he won playing an instant game, EZ Grand, to pay off bills and fill “a nest egg” for his family.