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July 11, 2013 By NCEL

Rowan County man wins $750,000 Jumbo Bucks lottery prize

Bruce Kluttz of Cleveland is the latest player to win the $750,000 top prize playing the lottery’s Jumbo Bucks game.

July 11, 2013 By NCEL

Concord woman’s lucky streak includes $400, $1,000 and $100,000 wins

“I play the lottery for entertainment,” Margaret Cleveland said. “What I like to do is buy them and put them in a drawer in my house. Whenever I get bored on a Sunday or Monday night, I’ll take out a few and see what I’ve got.”

July 10, 2013 By NCEL

Buncombe County man wins $100,000 Diamond 7’s lottery prize

Robert Rose Sr. of Candler is the third player to win the $100,000 top prize playing the lottery’s Diamond 7’s game.

July 8, 2013 By NCEL

Hit $500! game shares the wealth with more than 2,700 prizes of $500

Hit $500!, one of three new games launching Tuesday, gives players the chance to win one of more than 2,700 top prizes of $500.

July 2, 2013 By NCEL

Union County man lands on $100,000 MONOPOLY prize

“I could do a couple of flips right now,” Kenneth Massey said as he collected his winnings.

June 28, 2013 By NCEL

Spindale man buys tickets, falls asleep and wakes up to $2.6 million win

Rodger Keith Melton, a retired security guard, went out to buy two lottery tickets Saturday night, fell asleep and woke up Sunday morning to find out he was an instant millionaire.

June 27, 2013 By NCEL

South Carolina man wins $200,000 Power 7’s lottery prize

Jose Rojas-Noyola of Greenville, S.C. is the final player to win the top prize playing the lottery’s Power 7’s game.

June 27, 2013 By NCEL

Lottery transfers for year total $461.3 million for education

The N.C. Education Lottery has made its final transfers of lottery revenues to the state for fiscal year 2013, bringing its total contribution to $461.3 million. With the transfers, the lottery's total contribution to the state now exceed $2.9 billion.

June 27, 2013 By NCEL

Lottery sets new record with $1 billion in instant sales

For the first time in its history, the N.C. Education Lottery achieved a key milestone with its instant ticket sales of more than $1 billion.

June 26, 2013 By NCEL

Salisbury retiree: Winning $477,275 is ‘like a dream’

Karen Horton of Salisbury has claimed her half of Monday’s $954,550 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot. “It’s wonderful,” she said. “It’s like a dream and I haven’t woken up yet.”

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