January 14, 2013 By NCEL
Jeanette Richardson, a diesel engine technician from Enfield in Halifax County, plans to use a portion of the $100,000 she won playing Diamond 7’s to pay off her auto loan.
January 11, 2013 By NCEL
Huong Van Dinh, a cosmetologist from Creedmoor in Granville County, plans to pay off his car loan and start a business after winning $169,207 playing Carolina Cash 5. Dinh matched all five numbers in the Jan 10 drawing.
January 9, 2013 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery has completed its review of the award of a $200,000 prize in an instant game, Power 7’s, and has affirmed that the winner is Lisa Priola of Wilmington.
January 9, 2013 By NCEL
Larkin Lee of Calhoun Falls, S.C. matched all five numbers in the Dec. 30 Carolina Cash 5 drawing and won the $588,085 jackpot.
January 2, 2013 By NCEL
David Coman, a retired paper mill worker from Canton in Haywood County, likes to buy lottery tickets from the Southside store on Pisgah Drive in his hometown. He routinely asks the clerk to pick his tickets for him for good luck.
January 1, 2013 By NCEL
A set of lucky numbers that Ann LaFave of Huntersville has played for years made her the 17th person in North Carolina to win $1 million in the new Powerball game in 2012.
December 31, 2012 By NCEL
Eddie Hoover’s son, Rob, gives him some lottery tickets for Christmas every year. This year, the tradition led to a $100,000 win in the Carolina Black game that means Hoover and his family can attend the son’s wedding in the Bahamas next fall.
December 28, 2012 By NCEL
Maria Juana Tolentino thought she was finished with her family’s Christmas on Wednesday. Little did she know that a late gift from her brother, a $5 Mega Bucks lottery ticket, would make her $100,000 richer.
December 27, 2012 By NCEL
Two friends from Arden, Steve Penix and Donald McClellan, sat down for coffee at a local convenience store on Christmas Eve and won the Christmas gift of a lifetime.
December 20, 2012 By NCEL
The N.C. Education Lottery joins with the N.C. Problem Gambling Program to issue a reminder that lottery tickets are only for adults and anyone choosing to give them as gifts this holiday season should give responsibly.