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Digital instant lottery games are officially here! The North Carolina Education Lottery is committed to keeping its games fresh and exciting for our players. We are excited to offer a new way to play with the introduction of digital instant games starting today. These new lottery instant win games are played exclusively online on the lottery's…
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Durham Shopper Hits $153,919 Jackpot with NC Fast Play Lottery Ticket

Imagine stepping into your local grocery store for a loaf of bread and walking out nearly $154000 richer. For one Durham local, this became a reality, turning a routine errand at Harris Teeter into a life-changing event. The North Carolina Education Lottery confirmed that a $5 20X the Cash Fast Play ticket purchased at Harris Teeter 224 in Durham…
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NC lottery: Cash 5 jackpot won by Raleigh man

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A Raleigh man is now a few hundred thousand dollars richer after buying a North Carolina Education Lottery ticket online. Adam Silverman purchased a $1 Cash 5 ticket using Online Play on the NC Lottery official mobile app. That lucky ticket matched all five numbers in Monday night's jackpot, netting him a $448884…
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‘Digital instant’ games expand NC lottery offerings

RALEIGH - North Carolina's lottery has expanded its offering of online games, which officials project could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenues to the state-run operation in the coming years. The North Carolina Education Lottery launched a set of "digital instant" games Wednesday. The state lottery commission approved…
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‘Digital instant’ games expand NC lottery offerings
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North Carolina lottery expands online game offerings through 'digital instants'

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's lottery has expanded its offering of online games, which officials project could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenues to the state-run operation in the coming years. The North Carolina Education Lottery launched a set of "digital instant" games Wednesday, news outlets reported. The…
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North Carolina lottery expands online game offerings through 'digital instants'
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NC Lottery: Benson man wins Fast Play jackpot on 50X The Cash ticket

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - David Shafer had often thought about winning it big. His day finally came Wednesday as he went to lottery headquarters to claim his prize after winning $236439 in a Fast Play jackpot. "I always joked with people at stores that I want the ticket that will take me to Raleigh," said the Benson resident. "I'm still kind of in…
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NC Lottery: Tickets sold in Cary, Durham win Cash 5 jackpot

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - There were not one, not two, but three jackpot winners after Tuesday night's Carolina Cash 5 drawing, and a couple of those tickets were sold in the Triangle. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, three tickets matched all five balls to win, sharing the $1.1 million jackpot. Each ticket won $394216 after the…
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NC Lottery: Tickets sold in Cary, Durham win Cash 5 jackpot
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N.C. man's 'normal routine' leads to $827,330 lottery jackpot

Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man said following his "normal routine" led to his winning a lottery jackpot worth $827330. Chad Lequire of Whittier told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he bought his ticket for the Big Bucks Bingo Fast Play lottery game at PJ's Food Mart on Asheville Highway in Sylva. "It was just part of my normal…
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N.C. man's 'normal routine' leads to $827,330 lottery jackpot
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North Carolina: Man wins $500,000 with lottery ticket

North Carolina man's'normal routine' ends with him winning more than $500000 A North Carolina man's normal routine ended with him winning more than $500000 with one North Carolina Education Lottery ticket. Lottery officials say Chad Lequire, of Whittier, bought his lucky Big Bucks Bingo ticket early Wednesday morning from PJ's Fast Food Mart on…
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NC needs a gaming commission independent from the Education Lottery

As the North Carolina legislature looks to expand the availability of regulated gaming options - which could include new casinos, video lottery terminals, and digital versions of casino-style games - they must first ensure that NC's gaming regulator is fit for purpose and truly independent. There are many compelling reasons why North Carolina is…
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North Carolina’s Lawmakers Might Not Discuss Online Casino’s Legalization This Session

Senator Jim Perry from North Carolina recently stated that the state budget cannot include online casino now. WRAL, a Raleigh-based news station, indicated that online gaming's proponents want it to be considered if the legislature decided to expand gambling in its session. Even so, lawmakers allowed parimutuel and online sports betting a few…
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North Carolina’s Lawmakers Might Not Discuss Online Casino’s Legalization This Session
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Are online casinos coming to North Carolina too?

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - In a year that's already seen a significant expansion of legalized gambling in North Carolina, state lawmakers are being pitched on the idea of online casinos. It comes as Republican leaders in the legislature continue their discussion of a proposal to legalize four more physical casinos in locations across the state that…
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New Online Gambling Coming to North Carolina

The North Carolina Education Lottery Commission has voted to introduce digital instant games to the state later this year. These games, similar to digital scratch-off tickets, will be available online starting from November 15th. In addition to online instant games, North Carolina lawmakers have also approved online sports betting, which is…
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Another gambling expansion in NC as lottery approves digital instant games

A new form of online gambling is coming to North Carolina later this year. The North Carolina Education Lottery Commission voted Tuesday evening to offer digital instant games online beginning by Nov. 15. The commission likened the games to digital scratch-off tickets. North Carolina lawmakers approved online sports betting earlier this year. That…
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Another gambling expansion in NC as lottery approves digital instant games
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Mega Millions $2 million ticket sold at Wilmington NC gas station

A lucky Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold Tuesday night at a Wilmington convenience store. According to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery, a $2 million winner was purchased at the Buy & Go in the Exxon gas station on North College Road in Wilmington. The winner - whose identity is not yet known - has 180 days from the…
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Mega Millions $2 million ticket sold at Wilmington NC gas station
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Wilmington man wins NC lottery Cash 5 jackpot

Luck seems to keep running in the family of Jose Cerro Ordonez, a Wilmington resident who won a $726439 Cash 5 jackpot on Sunday night. He bought his $1 Quick Pick ticket for Sunday's drawing using Online Play, according to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ordonez said he eventually stopped at some numbers that he liked…
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Mega Millions: Last North Carolina winner, when are numbers drawn

A jackpot winner has not been announced since April and the lottery's grand prize has ballooned to an estimated $910 million with a $464.2 million cash option. It is the fifth-largest prize in the lottery's history. The most recent North Carolina natives to take home the Mega Millions grand prize was the Jones Family from Greenville, North…
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Mega Millions: Last North Carolina winner, when are numbers drawn
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Eastern North Carolina man scores half-million-dollar jackpot win with $1 Cash 5 ticket

The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported a huge half-million-dollar jackpot win by an eastern North Carolina man. When Kim Cantu, of Greenville, first learned that he won some money playing Cash 5, he had no idea that he just won a $504104 jackpot. "The clerk just told me he couldn't cash the ticket in the store because it was too large to…
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Eastern North Carolina man scores half-million-dollar jackpot win with $1 Cash 5 ticket
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North Carolina lottery Mega Millions $940M jackpot up for grabs

MILLION. AND IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO GET YOU TO BUY A TICKET, MAYBE THIS WILL MEGA MILLIONS. THE NEXT DRAWING ON FRIDAY WILL The fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions game history will be drawn Friday night.Currently, the jackpot is at $940 million, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. A North Carolina winner would have the choice…
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North Carolina man scores Cash 5 jackpot with numbers inspired by son, ‘totally shocked’ by win

The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported a lucky Cash 5 jackpot win by a Wilson County man. Joseph Gardner Jr., of Wilson, uses inspiration from his son to pick his lucky numbers - and it paid off when a $1 Cash 5 ticket delivered a $120000 jackpot. "I've been playing a combination of my son's birthday and the sports jersey numbers he used…
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North Carolina man scores Cash 5 jackpot with numbers inspired by son, ‘totally shocked’ by win
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Lucky person wins $1.8M jackpot after buying a $1 lottery ticket

Lucky person wins $1.8M jackpot on Thanksgiving day drawing COMING UP. THANKS, JACLYN. NOW, WHILE MANY PEOPLE TODAY AS THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF TO HOLIDAY SEASON TYPICALLY BLACK FRIDAY DISCOUNTS STARTED MONTHS AGO. CALEB NORWOOD IS IN OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH HOW THE EXPANDING SALES ARE IMPACTING YOUR WALLET. NOW CAMPING OUT THANKSGIVING NIGHT, A MAD…
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Gaston County woman wins $310K lottery jackpot

RALEIGH, N.C. (WJZY) - A Mount Holly woman netted more than $310000 after paying $1 for a lottery ticket last month, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Officials said Deborah Pietrucha bought her winning Cash 5 ticket on October 29 using Online Play on the lottery's website. She won a jackpot of $310429. Pietrucha went to the…
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Gaston County woman wins $310K lottery jackpot
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Feeling lucky? Combined jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions top $700 million

The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported that Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots currently total over $700 million. The Mega Millions jackpot has a slight lead over Powerball. The Monday, October 3 Powerball jackpot stands at a $336 million annuity that is worth $176.7 million in cash while the Tuesday, October 4 Mega Millions jackpot…
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Feeling lucky? Combined jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions top $700 million
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Raeford man turns $20 scratch-off lottery ticket into $508,000 jackpot

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - A Raeford man who bought a $20 lottery ticket is now more than half a million dollars richer. North Carolina Education Lottery officials on Wednesday identified Jeremy Sowells as the latest big winner of a Fast Play jackpot. Sowells won $508513 on the 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket he bought over the weekend at Muncheez…
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Raeford man turns $20 scratch-off lottery ticket into $508,000 jackpot
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Million dollar lottery ticket purchased at North Carolina grocery store

Someone who bought a Powerball ticket at a North Carolina grocery store for Saturday's drawing won a $1 million prize, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. The lucky $1 million winner purchased the ticket at the Harris Teeter on South Tryon Street in Charlotte. The $2 ticket matched the numbers on all five white…
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Million dollar lottery ticket purchased at North Carolina grocery store
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Fayetteville Woman Wins $200,000 on Scratch-Off Ticket

A Fayetteville woman is celebrating today, after winning $200000 on a North Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off ticket. Ruby Murray won the prize on a $5 Carolina Jackpot ticket she bought at the Shop N Save on Ramsey Street. Murray claimed her prize Tuesday, and after the federal and state tax withholdings, she went home with $142021. The prize…
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Fayetteville Woman Wins $200,000 on Scratch-Off Ticket
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Could Someone in North Carolina Win $370 Mega Millions Jackpot?

The second half of the year is kicking off with the bang in North Carolina, as the Mega Millions jackpot has skyrocketed up to $370 million. And if a lucky player in the North Carolina Education Lottery were to win that jackpot Tuesday night, they'd have the choice of that $370 million as an annuity, or a measly $213.3 million in cash. "What a…
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Powerball, Mega Millions weekend jackpots total more than $450 million

RALEIGH, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - North Carolinians have two chances this weekend to win a big jackpot that together totals more than $450 million, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The Lottery says the first chance to win is Friday night when the Mega Millions drawing offers a jackpot weighing in as a $226 million annuity that is…
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Powerball, Mega Millions weekend jackpots total more than $450 million
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North Carolina man scores lottery jackpot of more than $260,000: ‘It really made my dreams come true’

An eastern North Carolina man has won more than $260000 and wants to use the money to help others, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ner Wah, 35, of New Bern, immigrated to the United States 15 years ago. He said he wants to help refugees who remain in Burma with part of his $267513 Fast Play jackpot. Wah said…
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North Carolina man wins more than $133,000 on Fast Play lottery ticket: ‘This is really going to help us’

The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported that Barry King, of Tarboro, won the $5 Fast Play ticket that hit a $133510 jackpot on Thursday. King said the prize is going to be a big help for him and his girlfriend. He bought the lucky Blizzard Bingo ticket at the Food Lion on Western Boulevard in Tarboro. "I'm feeling just skippy right now,"…
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North Carolina man wins more than $133,000 on Fast Play lottery ticket: ‘This is really going to help us’
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Southern Pines man wants to buy house after $757,128 lottery win

Southern Pines, N.C. - A Southern Pines man is eyeing home ownership after winning big in the North Carolina Education Lottery. Phillip Williams said he wants to buy a house after a $1 Cash 5 ticket won him the $757128 jackpot in last week's drawing. Williams, 43, bought the winning ticket from the Speedway on U.S. 15-501 in Carthage. He revealed…
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Southern Pines man wants to buy house after $757,128 lottery win
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Saturday’s Powerball jackpot tops quarter billion dollars

RALEIGH, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing has climbed to more than a quarter of a billion dollars, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Saturday's winner could take home a jackpot prize of an estimated $268 million. The Lottery said in last Saturday's drawing, a ticket sold in Greene County won…
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Pender woman wins big on $10 ticket in NC Lottery

A Pender County woman tried her luck on a $10 lottery ticket and scored a $134857 jackpot. Corinne Leontieff, 35, of Hampstead, said she'll use her winnings to pay some bills, invest and save for her son's future. "I was in shock of course," she said. "Still kind of in shock." According to a news release from the North Carolina Education Lottery,…
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North Carolina man scores big win with $110,000 Cash 5 jackpot

Clayton Jones, of Grifton, tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $110000 jackpot, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Jones bought his lucky ticket using Online Play. The Lenoir County man's ticket matched all five numbers in the February 8 drawing. He claimed his prize February 10 at lottery…
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North Carolina man scores big win with $110,000 Cash 5 jackpot
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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…
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Did you win? $1 million Powerball ticket bought online in Lenoir County; two other winners in Jacksonville, Grifton
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Eastern Carolina residents win big in lottery

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Two Eastern Carolina residents are waking up richer thanks to Wednesday's Powerball drawing. The North Carolina Education Lottery says someone in Lenoir County won $1 million on a $2 ticket. The winner purchased the ticket through Online Play. In Jacksonville, another resident won $50000 on a $2 ticket purchased at the…
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Salisbury man wins $332,830 from lottery ticket bought at Faith Road store

SALISBURY - A local man plans on using his North Carolina Education Lottery winnings to purchase a new home. Michael Miller, a Department of Transportation worker who lives in Salisbury, won a $332830 Fast Play prize. Miller struck gold when he stopped at Charlie's Mart on Faith Road on Friday and tried the $20 Jackpot 7s game, a new Fast Play…
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Salisbury man wins $332,830 from lottery ticket bought at Faith Road store
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Fast Play ticket nets Charlotte woman $149,136 jackpot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte woman tried her luck on a $5 Fast Play ticket and won a big jackpot. According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Tikita Craig bought her Fast Play Blackjack ticket on Jan. 8 from Walmart on Callabridge Court in Charlotte. That ticket won her $149136. Craig claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters…
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Fast Play ticket nets Charlotte woman $149,136 jackpot
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North Carolina woman snags $154,067 Fast Play jackpot

Joan Campbell of Newport tried her luck on a $5 Fast Play ticket on New Year's Eve and won a $154067 jackpot, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Campbell bought her Lucky 7's ticket from the C Co Mini-Mart on U.S. 70 in Newport. She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required…
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North Carolina man bought two identical lottery tickets and won two jackpots

CNN - A 49-year-old North Carolina man accidentally bought two identical lottery tickets and hit jackpot with both. Scotty Thomas wasn't sure if he had bought a ticket in the state's Lucky for Life lottery drawing, so he filled out an online form. "I was just laying in bed watching a basketball game on TV and I couldn't remember if I filled it out…
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North Carolina man bought two identical lottery tickets and won two jackpots
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North Carolina Man Won Jackpot for Two Lottery Tickets

A dump truck operator from North Carolina man accidentally bought two Lucky for Life lottery tickets and won the jackpot on both. Scotty Thomas from Fayetteville, North Carolina, filled out an online form for the lottery ticket twice because he couldn't remember doing it the first time, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education…
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North Carolina Man Won Jackpot for Two Lottery Tickets
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Man accidentally buys two identical lottery tickets, wins two jackpots

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man accidentally purchased two identical tickets for the same lottery drawing and ended up winning two prizes of $25000 a year for life. Scotty Thomas, 49, of Fayetteville, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he was thinking about Saturday's Lucky for Life drawing and couldn't remember if he'd already…
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Man accidentally buys two identical lottery tickets, wins two jackpots
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Against All Odds: Three Bizarre US Lottery Wins This Week

Three individuals from different US states recently enjoyed bizarre lottery wins. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Fortune smiled on three lottery players from Massachusetts, Maryland, and North Carolina in a bizarre fashion over the past week. They made headlines for cashing in winning tickets all with their own unique backstories. First up is a…
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N Carolina couple split jackpot thanks to 2 winning tickets

A North Carolina couple split a nearly $1 million lottery jackpot thanks to two identical tickets, a sudden windfall the pair say they will put to good use. The North Carolina Education Lottery says Luther Cannon bought two tickets for Sunday's Cash 5 jackpot at a convenience store in Rocky Mount. He punched in his numbers and gave one of the…
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N Carolina couple split jackpot thanks to 2 winning tickets
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Raleigh friends each claim $700,000 after splitting 2nd-largest Cash 5 jackpot ever

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Two friends from Raleigh took home more than $700000 each after winning the second-highest Cash 5 jackpot ever, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Tuesday. Nicole Riley and Susan Edmondson, both of Raleigh, bought the ticket for the May 29 drawing through the lottery's app. They claimed the $1.9 million prize on…
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Raleigh friends each claim $700,000 after splitting 2nd-largest Cash 5 jackpot ever
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Record Lottery Profits for Pennsylvania and North Carolina

Profits from state lotteries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for the pandemic-ridden 2020-21 fiscal year have smashed previous records. [Image: Shutterstock.com] You just can't keep a good prospect down. Despite, or because of the pandemic, lottery profits in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for 2020-21 have broken records. Pennsylvania Lottery…
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Marion Man Wins Lottery Again

A North Carolina man who tried his luck at the Carolina Keno lottery game won $100000 - his second-largest lottery prize in seven years. Dewey Croom, of Marion, told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he bought his Carolina Keno ticket from the Sugar Hill Food Mart in Marion. Croom claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh and…
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North Carolina Education Lottery questions

Van Denton, Communications Director, joined 2 Wants to Know to discuss how the money is beneficial and what some of the biggest prizes are players can win. GREENSBORO, N.C. - For the last 15 years, the North Carolina Education Lottery has raised $8 billion for education programs. The NC Education Lottery started on March 30, 2006. The lottery…
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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…
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North Carolinians win 3 big Powerball prizes as jackpot balloons to $218 million
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NC woman wins $139,140 Cash 5 jackpot with Online Play ticket

Mary Bellamy of Dudley bought an Online Play ticket for Saturday's Cash 5 jackpot and won the $139140 jackpot, according to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Bellamy claimed her prize Tuesday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $98442. Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every…
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NC woman wins $139,140 Cash 5 jackpot with Online Play ticket
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NC woman becomes millionaire after buying the wrong lottery ticket

A North Carolina woman became a millionaire off a lottery ticket, and it was completely by accident. Elizabeth Johnson had just missed the 9:57 p.m. cutoff to buy a Powerball ticket through Online Play for last Wednesday's drawing, according to lottery officials. Johnson, who works as an interpreter, had rushed out of work to pick her numbers but…
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NC woman becomes millionaire after buying the wrong lottery ticket
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North Carolina Man Scores Big Lottery Win With $450,000 Jackpot

A man in North Carolina is still celebrating after scoring a big lottery win earlier this month, Fox 8 reports. While he thought his winning ticket must have been an April Fool's Day prank, it was no joke. Edward Estes, of Greensboro, purchased a Cash 5 Quick Pick ticket through the North Carolina Education Lottery website's Online Play on April…
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North Carolina Man Scores Big Lottery Win With $450,000 Jackpot