May 23, 2013 By NCEL
“I want to see what it’s like to travel again,” Wanda Ruiz Padilla said after scratching off the Power 7's $200,000 top prize. “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii.”
May 21, 2013 By NCEL
Ron and Regina Phelps' claim represents the fourth and final $1 million prize won during the record Powerball jackpot run that ended on Saturday. The other $1 million winners are from Charlotte, Jacksonville, and Winston-Salem.
May 21, 2013 By NCEL
"I felt encouraged," said Ken Johnson, a Capricorn whose horoscope recently said that he would experience a "financial upturn." “I figured I might win something if I played." Johnson purchased his lucky ticket the next day.
May 20, 2013 By NCEL
A $150,000 prize was just in time for a Robeson County couple to celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary. Gerald Strickland of Pembroke is the first winner of the top prize in the Mega Money Multiplier game which started on April 16.
May 20, 2013 By NCEL
Sunday turned out to be Roderick Singletary’s lucky day as he won a $100,000 prize playing the $4,000,000 Gold Bullion game. Two $4 million prizes, five $1 million prizes and five $100,000 prizes remain to be claimed.
May 20, 2013 By NCEL
“I didn’t find out I’d won until Friday,” James Wright said. “I was at work checking my ticket and everyone around me kept saying I had won a million dollars. I just started shaking.”
May 17, 2013 By NCEL
The lottery never asks winners to pay money up front to receive it. A scammer may use the name of the N.C. Education Lottery to try and take advantage of people so consumers should take careful steps to protect themselves.
May 17, 2013 By NCEL
“I’m very elated,” said Rex Roth, as he held his check for the first time. “My day has been made by the North Carolina Education Lottery.”
May 16, 2013 By NCEL
Someone who played Powerball at the Oakhill Deli & Grill on Oakdale Road in Charlotte won $1 million in Wednesday's drawing. Players have the chance to win the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever on Saturday night.
May 16, 2013 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery is announcing the end of 16 instant scratch-off games. The games, listed in the chart below, end effective Thursday, May 30, 2013.