November 16, 2012 By NCEL
David Whitmore, a retired facilities manager from Henderson in Vance County, claimed the birthday present of a lifetime on Thursday afternoon: a $1 million Mega Millions prize.
November 14, 2012 By NCEL
For the second time in the past three drawings, a ticket sold in North Carolina won a $1 million prize playing Mega Millions.
November 14, 2012 By NCEL
Jimmie Phelps of Greensboro, a retired general manager of an automobile dealership, said he and his wife will pay off their mortgage with their winnings.
November 8, 2012 By NCEL
Larry Clegg’s favorite set of Cash 5 numbers came to him in a dream. When the numbers were drawn on Tuesday night, his dream became a reality. Clegg won half of the $236,360 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot.
November 5, 2012 By NCEL
Norman Piasecki of Hendersonville plans to use his $343,624 Carolina Cash 5 prize to help him retire from his job at a local retail clothing distributor.
November 2, 2012 By NCEL
Joseph Graybeal of West Jefferson bought a ticket for the Aces High instant game at Mike’s Community Mart on Beaver School Road. He scratched off the ticket right there in the store – and won the top prize of $150,000. Two top prizes of $150,000 remain unclaimed in the Aces High game.
November 1, 2012 By NCEL
Wesley and Ginny Riggs of Greenville plan to use the $750,000 they won playing Jumbo Bucks to live a less stressful life.
October 30, 2012 By NCEL
Jeff Field of Waxhaw in Union County says he often dreams that he has won the lottery. “I probably have three to four dreams a week of a $100,000 winner,” he said. “I can even describe the ticket.” But what happened to Field on Friday morning was no dream.
October 29, 2012 By NCEL
Starting Tuesday, Oct. 30, three new instant scratch-off games will appear in stores. The instant tickets are called Cold Cash Lines, Triple Winning 7’s and Fast $50!.
October 26, 2012 By NCEL
Tiffany Lother of Rutherfordton is living proof that just one ticket can bring remarkable luck. On Saturday night, she played Carolina Cash 5 for the first time – and won the $353,583 jackpot.