 |
|
lotteryBurlington man rescues $200,000 Powerball ticket from garbageSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 2:36pm.READ MORE:
James Dixon matched all five white balls in the May 21 drawing but tossed the ticket in the garbage after checking his numbers in the newspaper. Fifteen minutes after taking the garbage out for pickup, he realized the numbers he checked were from a previous day’s edition. Something told him to get his ticket from the garbage and compare his numbers to those on the lottery’s website.
Full story... » WRAL: Police say lottery ticket purchased at Carolina Beach pocketed by Dunn store ownerSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 1:44pm.READ MORE: Whiteville farmer wins million dollars on lottery ticketSubmitted by Scott Pickey on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 4:50pm.READ MORE:
Russell Menser, a farmer from Whiteville, can count himself among the luckiest people in Columbus County after the Powerball ticket he purchased for the Feb. 26 drawing wound up being worth $1 million.
Full story... » Local single mom wins $200k in SC LotterySubmitted by Scott Pickey on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 2:10pm.READ MORE:
For a single mom from Wilmington, NC, winning $200,000 on a South Carolina Education Lottery ticket was just the break she needed to be able to go back to school.
Full story... » Pender County man retires after $226,962 “Cash 5” winSubmitted by Scott Pickey on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 2:22pm.READ MORE:
Rick Poole, a 66-year-old courier from Hampstead in Pender County, says he plans to retire for a second time now that he’s won $226,962 playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s “Carolina Cash 5” game.
Full story... » Powerball hits record numberSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 4:17pm.READ MORE: Lottery chairman prefers salary discretionSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 1:21pm.READ MORE:
The chairman of the state lottery commission believes the lottery needs discretion in determining pay raises for its employees.
Full story... » Topsail Exxon sells winning lotto ticketSubmitted by Guest on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 6:44pm.READ MORE: Someone who bought a Merry Millionaire lottery ticket at the Topsail Exxon in Hampstead is now just that.
Full story...Lottery officials try to boost salesSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 11/23/2007 - 4:24pm.READ MORE: $314 million Powerball winner unknownSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 08/27/2007 - 4:58pm.READ MORE:
Someone is holding a ticket to "easy street" tonight. It's the sole winning ticket in Saturday's Powerball lottery drawing -- and it's good for a staggering $314 million.
Full story... » Bill to ban lottery advertising in college sports watered downSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 8:11am.READ MORE:
The NCAA discourages mixing gambling and athletics.
But it's not prohibited, and that's why the North Carolina lottery can advertise and sponsor college sporting events.
Full story... » Wilmington man wins millions in PowerBallSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 4:02pm.READ MORE:
A Wilmington man just won millions in the PowerBall jackpot.
Lottery officials in South Carolina say a Wilmington man has just come forward with the winning $15 million PowerBall ticket.
Full story... » Huge jackpot lures N.C. lottery players to Va.Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 03/06/2007 - 2:13pm.READ MORE:
Sure, there's $120 million in the Powerball in North Carolina. But there's $370 million in the Mega Millions jackpot in Virginia, and for retailers on the border, it's just like old times.
Full story... » Easley Plan Could Boost Lottery SalesSubmitted by Guest on Fri, 02/23/2007 - 6:14pm.READ MORE:
With a projected $200 million shortfall in first year lottery ticket sales, Governor Mike Easley is proposing a change. He's betting that bigger payouts will help boost revenue. But there's a catch. While a larger portion of ticket revenue would go toward bigger prizes, it would be at the expense of education initiatives.
Full story... » |
|
|
