July 30, 2015 By NCEL
For the 9th year in a row, the N.C. Education Lottery set new records in sales and earnings in fiscal year 2015, raising $522 million for education programs in the state.
July 28, 2015 By NCEL
William Alvey’s weekly tradition of buying a lottery ticket every time he stops for gas paid off on Sunday when a $5 ticket turned into a $100,000 prize.
July 28, 2015 By NCEL
Michael Gyurko, a retiree from Raleigh, says he will celebrate winning a $230,922 Cash 5 jackpot share with dinner at Angus Barn, and then save the rest for the future.
July 27, 2015 By NCEL
Archdale resident George Heaston is the first player to claim a $200,000 top prize in the King’s Ransom scratch-off game.
July 20, 2015 By NCEL
Winston-Salem resident Shirley Mathis is the latest player to claim a big prize playing Carolina Cash 5. Her lucky ticket matched all five numbers in the July 14 drawing to win $172,673.
July 16, 2015 By NCEL
Arquilla Lance, an Asheville retiree,said she feels lucky after turning a $20 investment on a 100X The Cash lottery ticket into a $1 million prize.
July 15, 2015 By NCEL
James Lampi Jr., a contractor from Mint Hill, has been a millionaire for weeks – but didn’t realize it until Tuesday afternoon.
July 15, 2015 By NCEL
Katina Joyner of Conway said she likes the “Bucks” family of lottery tickets. Odds are, after scratching off a $750,000 top prize on a $10 Jumbo Bucks ticket, she likes them even more.
July 14, 2015 By NCEL
Amador Fuentes Trejo stopped Sunday at the Fuel Mart South on South Boulevard in Charlotte with an extra $5 in his pocket. He used it to buy an Emerald 7’s ticket that turned out to be worth $150,000.
July 14, 2015 By NCEL
Tyrone Robinson of Ellerbe joins Ronald Monroe, a community advocate from Fayetteville, as the game’s top prize winners.