RALEIGH - “Carolina Cash 5” players who bought tickets in Asheboro for the Friday, May 16, drawing should check to see if they are holding one worth $346,534! One ticket matched all five white balls to win the top prize. It was sold at Ready Mart on North Fayetteville Street in Asheboro.

One ticket in the Saturday, May 17, Powerball drawing matched four out of five white balls plus the Powerball and is worth $10,000. The ticket was sold at Bill’s Quik Shop on Kirby Road in Supply.

A total of 36,821 North Carolina Powerball players won prizes in Saturday’s Powerball drawing which took place live in North Carolina, ranging from $10,000 down to $3 for a total payout in prizes worth $296,905. Since there was one ticket sold in South Carolina matching all five white balls and the Powerball to win the jackpot Saturday, the jackpot amount for the Wednesday, May 21, Powerball drawing is $15 million.

The NCEL has paid out more than $5.5 million total in instant scratch-off ticket prizes since Thursday, May 15. Also since Thursday, “Carolina Cash 5” players have won more than $493,000 and “Carolina Pick 3” players have won more than $682,000 in prizes.