‘I was in shock’: NC man wins $110,000 Cash 5 jackpot, says he plans to save for children’s future

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Fox 8

Greensboro friends win $158,535 jackpot after buying $5 ticket together

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) - Greensboro residents Mark Cockman, Jeffrey Jaeger and Gary Selders play the lottery together and won a $158535 jackpot Wednesday, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. "We all looked at one another thinking, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" Cockman said. Jaeger said he enjoys the group dynamic of playing the…

Winnings ・ 24 January 2024

Fox 8

North Carolina man wins $324,439 jackpot after buying $5 lottery ticket at convenience store

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) - Charles Brooks, of Newport, bought a $5 Fast Play ticket and won a $324439 jackpot. Brooks bought his winning 20X The Cash ticket from Jim Dandy on U.S. 70 in Morehead City on Dec. 30. When Brooks bouht his ticket, the jackpot stood at $648878. Since Brooks bought a $5 ticket, he received 50% of the progressive…

Winnings ・ 06 January 2024

Fox 8

‘Still kind of in shock’: North Carolina man wins $236,439 jackpot after buying $10 ticket at convenience store

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) - David Shafer, of Benson, won a $236439 Fast Play jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. "I always joked with people at stores that I want the ticket that will take me to Raleigh," Shafer said. "I'm still kind of in shock though." Players who win big lottery prizes like Shafer's jackpot win are…

Winnings ・ 31 October 2023

Fox 8

North Carolina Powerball ticket wins $1 million; beating 1 in 11.6 million odds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) - Someone in the Tar Heel State is the lucky winner of a $1 million lottery prize after matching all five white balls in Saturday's Powerball drawing. The winning $2 ticket was purchased in Charlotte. It matched all five white balls, beating 1 in 11.6 million odds. The ticket was the only seven-digit winner and was the…

Lottery ・ 23 October 2023

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Fox 8

‘Couldn’t believe it’: North Carolina woman wins $137,093 lottery jackpot after buying $10 ticket at gas station

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WGHP) - Shirley Ross, of Roanoke Rapids, stopped at the Speedway by her house to get her usual morning coffee, bought a Fast Play ticket and won a $137093 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. "I was so excited. I didn't know how to act," she said. "I just couldn't believe it." Ross, 40, bought her…

Winnings ・ 08 April 2023

Fox 8

‘So excited’: North Carolina man wins $504,104 jackpot, plans to remodel home

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) - When Kim Cantu, of Greenville, won a $504104 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. "The clerk just told me he couldn't cash the ticket in the store because it was too large to pay out," Cantu said. "I thought it was maybe $500." After leaving the store, Cantu went home and checked his numbers…

Winnings ・ 09 March 2023

Fox 8

North Carolina man wins $120,000 lottery jackpot with numbers inspired by son

WILSON, N.C. (WGHP) - Joseph Gardner Jr., of Wilson, who uses inspiration from his son to pick his numbers, won a $120000 jackpot after buying a $1 ticket, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. "I've been playing a combination of my son's birthday and the sports jersey numbers he used to wear," Gardner said. Gardner, 60, matched all…

Winnings ・ 22 December 2022

Fox 8

NC woman wins $310,492 jackpot after buying $1 ticket

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (WGHP) - Deborah Pietrucha, of Mount Holly, bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $310492 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Pietrucha bought her winning ticket for the Oct. 29 drawing using Online Play on the lottery's website. She arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to collect her prize. After required…

Winnings ・ 11 November 2022

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Fox 8

NC woman wins $659,989 jackpot after buying $1 ticket

LINCOLNTON, N.C. (WGHP) - Pamela Halsten from Lincolnton bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won the $659989 jackpot in the Easter Sunday drawing, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Halsten bought her winning Quick Pick ticket from the Ingles Market on East Main Street in Lincolnton. She arrived at the lottery headquarters Tuesday to…

Winnings ・ 03 August 2022

Fox 8

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $370 million

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) - The Mega Millions jackpot grew another $10 million this week, bringing its total size for Tuesday night's drawing to $370 million, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. A North Carolina winner of that jackpot would have the choice of taking the $370 million as an annuity or $213.3 million in cash. The Mega…

Winnings ・ 06 July 2022

Fox 8

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $328 million, Powerball jackpot to $365 million

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) - Both Mega Millions and Powerball prizes have topped $300 million in this week's drawings, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot stands at a $328 million annuity that is worth $186.3 million in cash. Powerball's jackpot climbed to $365 million, or $207.5 million cash, for…

Winnings ・ 28 June 2022

Fox 8

Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots top $600 million combined

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) - Both Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have topped $600 million, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot stands at a $290 million annuity that is worth $162.3 million in cash. The Powerball jackpot stands at a $312 million annuity that is worth $175.1 million in cash for…

Lottery ・ 22 June 2022

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The Johnston County Report

Woman Thought She Won Just Over $500, Instead Wins $113,715

DUNN - Nikita Adeogun of Dunn knew she had won big on her $2 lottery ticket, but her heart-stopping moment occurred when she arrived in Raleigh to collect her prize and learned it was a $113715 Fast Play jackpot. Adeogun, a 47-year-old nurse, bought her 10X The Cash ticket on Thursday from the Food Lion on East Cumberland Street in Dunn. She said…

Winnings ・ 27 March 2022

CBS 17

NC woman thinks she hits few hundred dollars in lottery

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A Harnett County woman was excited to cash her winning lottery ticket that she thought was for $500. But when she arrived in Raleigh, her winnings quickly grew to six figures. Nikita Adeogun, a 47-year-old nurse from Dunn, said she knew she won big on her $2 lottery ticket, but thought it was only a few hundred dollars when a…

Lottery ・ 25 March 2022

The Times News

Alamance County woman found winning lottery ticket before it expired

Ana Maya, a 32-year-old customer service worker in Graham, must feel like the luckiest person alive after she found her winning lottery ticket less than three weeks before it was set to expire, according to a news release. Maya had been looking for her winning ticket for more than five months so she could claim her Cash 5 jackpot just before the…

Lottery ・ 17 February 2022

WNCT

Did you win? $1 million Powerball ticket bought online in Lenoir County; two other winners in Jacksonville, Grifton

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCT) - Someone in Lenior County is $1 million richer. Officials with the North Carolina Education Lottery said on Thursday that someone online in Lenoir County won $1 million playing the Powerball game. It was the largest prize nationally in Wednesday's drawing. Someone else in Eastern North Carolina also got lucky as a $50000…

Lottery ・ 10 February 2022

WNCT

Onslow County retired Army veteran wins $100,000 jackpot

RALEIGH, N.C. - Steven Sturdavant of Jacksonville said he wanted to make sure he wasn't dreaming after a $1 Cash 5 ticket turned into a $100000 win. Sturdavant, a 63-year-old former Army staff sergeant, said he first checked the Jan. 28 Cash 5 results early Saturday morning and he thought the winning numbers looked similar, but he went right back…

Winnings ・ 03 February 2022

Fox 8

NC man wins $269,533 Cash 5 jackpot after buying ticket at quick stop

SHELBY, N.C. (WGHP) - Roger Davis, of Shelby, bought a Carolina Cash 5 ticket on Monday and won a $269533 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. His ticket matched all five numbers in Monday's drawing. He bought his Quick Pick ticket at Crest Quick Stop on Old Boiling Springs Road in Shelby. Davis claimed his prize Thursday at…

Winnings ・ 25 September 2021

Fox 8

NC man one of two winners of a $282,218 Cash 5 jackpot

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) - Andrew Stock, of Durham, was one of two winners of a $282218 Cash 5 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Stock bought his Quick Pick ticket for Thursday's drawing at the Sheetz on Corporate Center Drive in Raleigh. His ticket was one of two that matched all five numbers, splitting the $282218…

Winnings ・ 08 August 2021

Fox 8

NC woman wins $155,902 jackpot after buying $1 ticket

CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) - Diane Clark, of Hickory, bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $155902 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Clark's Quick Pick ticket, purchased at the Murphy Express on Hickory Boulevard in Granite Falls, matched all five numbers in the April 22 drawing. She claimed her winnings Friday at lottery…

Winnings ・ 03 August 2021

Fox 8

NC man wins $436,064 Cash 5 jackpot

Watch lottery drawings on FOX8! Mega Millions airs at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball airs at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. The NC Lottery airs at 11:22 p.m. every night. GREENVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) - Craig Hernandez, of Greenville, won a $436064 Cash 5 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Hernandez bought his…

Winnings ・ 20 June 2021

Fox 8

North Carolinians win 3 big Powerball prizes as jackpot balloons to $218 million

Watch lottery drawings on FOX8! Mega Millions airs at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball airs at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. The NC Lottery airs at 11:22 p.m. every night. RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) - Three North Carolinians won big in the Wednesday night Powerball as the jackpot continues to grow, according to a news release from the…

Winnings ・ 17 June 2021

The Stanly News And Press

REGIONAL: Cabarrus County retiree scores $440,643 Cash 5 jackpot on her first try

RALEIGH - Phyllis Davis of Concord decided to purchase her first Cash 5 ticket and it ended up winning her a $440643 jackpot. "It was just a whim," said Davis. "I wanted to do it before, but I backed out. This time I asked my husband, I said, 'Should I play?' and he said, 'Just play! You might win.' " Davis purchased her winning Quick Pick ticket…

Winnings ・ 19 January 2021

Fox 8

North Carolina retiree scores $440,643 Cash 5 jackpot on her first try

Where I can get the latest lottery numbers? Watch lottery drawings on FOX8! Mega Millions airs at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball airs at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. The NC Lottery airs at 11:22 p.m. every night. RALEIGH, N.C. - Phyllis Davis, of Concord, decided to purchase her first Cash 5 ticket and it ended up winning her a…

Winnings ・ 19 January 2021