March 19, 2013 By NCEL
A new independent performance audit of the N.C. Education Lottery, done every two years as required by state law, found that its latest performance has been exceptional.
March 18, 2013 By NCEL
"I didn’t know where I was for a minute," Charlynn Schultz said. "It was just surreal, like a wave coming over me.”
March 15, 2013 By NCEL
“I stopped in to get a soda and asked the clerk to check my tickets for me,” Darrin Fitch said. “When she told me I had hit the Cash 5, my heart started pounding.”
March 11, 2013 By NCEL
Dianna Sills, a customer service sales representative, scratched off her Ruby Red 7’s instant ticket before work. She was stunned to win $1 million. “It’s like you’re in a dream,” she said. “I don’t really know how to explain it.”
March 11, 2013 By NCEL
Powerball players in North Carolina should double check any tickets they have to see if they are the winner of an unclaimed $1 million prize.
March 8, 2013 By NCEL
"When I went to the store, my hand started itching," Jerry Osborne said. "I asked for $13 worth of tickets and won on the 13th ticket I bought."
March 7, 2013 By NCEL
Someone who played the lottery at the Food Lion on 9101 Leesville Road in Raleigh is the owner of a Powerball ticket worth $2 million. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $150 million if taken as an annuity or $95.2 million if taken as a lump sum.
March 5, 2013 By NCEL
“The numbers just come to me,” Homer Buffaloe said. “This time felt the same as it did the last time I won it. I guess I’ve always been lucky. Every time I buy a ticket, I feel like I’m going to win.”
March 4, 2013 By NCEL
Starting Tuesday, March 5, three new instant scratch-off games will appear in stores. The instant tickets are called Lady Bucks, Rockin’ 5’s and Diamonds 4X.
March 1, 2013 By NCEL
Halima Forth is the latest player to win $150,000 playing the 10X the Payout game.