October 13, 2011 By NCEL
Edward Owens, a resident of South Boston in Virginia, plans to use the $200,000 Powerball prize he won in the Aug. 24 drawing to pay bills, help his church and save for a rainy day.
October 12, 2011 By NCEL
Wednesday, members of a Greenville, N.C. family claimed their half of the Sept. 30 Mega Millions jackpot worth $114 million.
October 10, 2011 By NCEL
“It probably won’t hit me until later on,” Sandra Sumler said as she held her check for the first time. “But it feels good.”
October 6, 2011 By NCEL
How would you like to win $1 million the same month you turn 64? Ronald P. Banner of Germanton did that this week playing the $200 Million Extravaganza game. He called his win "a good birthday present."
October 6, 2011 By NCEL
Less than a week after a ticket sold in Greenville won a $57 million jackpot, someone else has won $200,000 playing the lottery in Eastern North Carolina.
October 3, 2011 By NCEL
The winner bought the Mega Millions ticket, worth half of a $114 million jackpot, at a Kangaroo Express on Southeast Greenville Boulevard.
September 26, 2011 By NCEL
A Fayetteville man and a Winston-Salem couple both match all five numbers in Friday's Carolina Cash 5 jackpot.
September 26, 2011 By NCEL
Lynette C. Fulford of Walstonburg in Greene County plans to use her winnings to pay for home improvements projects.
September 21, 2011 By NCEL
Another Nash County resident, Ray Charles Lassiter, has won big playing Mega Millions. Earlier this year, wins of $1 million and $250,000 went to Rocky Mount players.
September 19, 2011 By NCEL
A man from Winston-Salem claimed $304,672 and a woman from Greensboro claimed $130,642 on Monday after playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s Carolina Cash 5 game.