Forsyth County Man Power Plays Way to $800,000 Prize
North Carolina - 07/21/2008
Nearly a month after his tickets matched all five white balls on the June 14 drawing he realized that their routine paid off earning them a prize of $800,000! READ MORE

Three “Carolina Cash 5” Players From Currituck, Brunswick and Union Counties Win Over $100,000 Each
North Carolina - 07/10/2008
“Carolina Cash 5” has been on a roll, with top prizes reaching more than $575,000 in the past month. READ MORE

Shallotte Woman Wins $250,000 “Cash Bonanza” Prize
North Carolina - 07/07/2008
A trip to buy some gas and get a car wash at the Dodge City BP on Naber Drive in Shallotte ended up making Tina Murphy of Shallotte one of the North Carolina Education Lottery’s (NCEL) latest big winners. READ MORE

Four New Instant Games Available in Stores Now!
North Carolina - 07/03/2008
The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has launched the following tickets: “Dazzlin’ Diamond 7s,” “Cash Corner Bingo,” “Double Your Luck,” and “Line ‘em Up.” READ MORE

Charlotte Man Wins $1 Million “Cash Spectacular” Prize
North Carolina - 07/03/2008
How would you feel if you won $1 million? Like a lot of North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) players, Ashwani Kumar of Charlotte says he was shocked! READ MORE

Greensboro Man Wins $191,520 Playing “Carolina Cash 5”
North Carolina - 07/01/2008
Jeffrey Posey of Greensboro says he will “pay bills and have some fun” with the “Carolina Cash 5” winnings he claimed last Friday. Posey won $191,520 in the June 25 drawing. READ MORE

Forsyth County Woman Wins $800,000 With Power Played Powerball Ticket
North Carolina - 06/23/2008
Phyllis Caudle of Rural Hall says she loves to play the lottery and has always wanted to win big. Well, win big she did when her Powerball ticket for the June 18 drawing matched all five white balls, making it worth $800,000! READ MORE

Raleigh Man Wins $125,000 Thanks to Lucky Penny
North Carolina - 06/19/2008
The saying goes: “See a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck.” For Thomas LaBelle of Raleigh, that saying came true this morning after he found a penny and decided to buy a lottery ticket. READ MORE

Friday the 13th Proves Lucky for Jackson County Man
North Carolina - 06/16/2008
Friday the 13th was Wilson “Butch” Bottorf’s lucky day. The Whittier man matched all five white balls in the June 13 “Carolina Cash 5” drawing to win the top prize of $429,792! READ MORE

Forsyth County Woman Wins $200,000 Powerball Prize
North Carolina - 06/12/2008
A $1 investment turned into $200,000 for Debbie Williams of Walkertown. Her Powerball ticket for the May 31 drawing matched all five white balls to win the top non-jackpot prize. READ MORE

Alamance County Man Wins $150,000
North Carolina - 06/09/2008
Richard Langston of Graham says he thought he’d made a mistake when he looked at the “$150,000 Anniversary Cash” instant scratch-off ticket in his hand. READ MORE

“Carolina Cash 5” Ticket Worth $575,372 Sold in Currituck County
North Carolina - 06/05/2008
“Carolina Cash 5” players should look at their tickets for the June 4 drawing. One ticket matched all five white balls and is worth $575,372! This is the third highest prize won on “Carolina Cash 5.” READ MORE

Winston-Salem Woman Gets $150,000 Birthday Surprise
North Carolina - 06/02/2008
Elizabeth Vidal of Winston-Salem had a birthday to remember last week. She bought a “Triple Money Mania” instant scratch-off ticket for herself and won $150,000! READ MORE

A Summertime Favorite Game Returns!
North Carolina - 05/27/2008
Back by popular demand, “Summertime Cash 2” is headed to stores with even more $500 top prizes than before! The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) also is introducing “Platinum Payout.” READ MORE

Six Lottery Players Claim Prizes Totaling More Than $1.5 Million
North Carolina - 05/27/2008
From instant scratch-off tickets to Powerball and “Carolina Cash 5,” six lucky lottery players claimed prizes totaling more than $1.5 million since Friday. READ MORE

Haywood County Man Wins “Cash Spectacular” $1 Million Prize
North Carolina - 05/22/2008
A Canton man started shaking when he realized he had scratched off the $1 million prize on his recently purchased “$100 Million Cash Spectacular” ticket. READ MORE

“Carolina Cash 5” Ticket Worth $346,534 Sold in Asheboro
North Carolina - 05/19/2008
“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! READ MORE

New “Green and Gold” Game Has First $100,000 Winner
North Carolina - 05/12/2008
Lottie Wells of Buffalo Junction, Virginia (near the North Carolina state line) bought a “Green and Gold” instant scratch-off ticket on Saturday and won the top prize of $100,000! READ MORE

Group of 9 Wins $200,000 Playing Powerball
North Carolina - 05/08/2008
Nine work associates from four different states bought a Powerball ticket together for the April 30 drawing and won $200,000! READ MORE

“Carolina Pick 3” Payouts Reach Over $1 Million Last Night!
North Carolina - 05/07/2008
The song lyrics may say “one is the loneliest number,” but the number one actually turns out to not be so lonely for Tuesday night’s Carolina Pick 3 players. Tuesday night’s payout total for the numbers 1-1-1 was $1,035,750. READ MORE

Nascar® Trip Winner Makes Plans to Hit the Road
North Carolina - 05/06/2008
Another North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) player is off to the races after winning the top prize in the recent second chance drawing on the NASCAR® themed instant scratch-off ticket. READ MORE

Snow Hill Man Wins $196,673 “Carolina Cash 5” Top Prize
North Carolina - 05/05/2008
Joseph Taylor of Snow Hill had five lucky numbers in the Friday, May 2, “Carolina Cash 5” drawing. His ticket matched all five white balls to win the top prize of $196,673! READ MORE

Education Lottery Introduces Two New Instant Games
North Carolina - 05/05/2008
The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is introducing two new instant scratch-off tickets that give players a chance to win up to $100,000 on one game or as much as $30,000 on the other. READ MORE

Ayden Woman Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize
North Carolina - 04/28/2008
Evon Garris of Ayden says she always Power Plays when she buys a Powerball ticket. That decision paid off in the Saturday, April 26, drawing when her ticket matched all five white balls. READ MORE

Lottery Makes Largest Quarterly Transfer to Date $97.8 Million
North Carolina - 04/22/2008
The NCEL transfer of $97.8 million to the State Education Lottery Fund is for sales for the 3rd quarter (Jan. 1 – March 31) of the fiscal year. READ MORE