Twenty-two players win from $10,000 to $2 million this week

RALEIGH, NC (NEWS RELEASE) — Since last Wednesday, twenty-two lucky lottery players have celebrated wins of $10,000 to $2 million.

The biggest wins of the week resulted from the July 4 Powerball drawing. One went to Dorothy Myers of Raeford who won $2 million on a $3 Power Play ticket that she purchased while attending a family reunion in Roxboro. She picked her own numbers, based on the birthdays of her mother and four sisters.

The second Powerball win went to Angela Leyco of Chester, Va. who won $1 million on a ticket she bought while visiting her daughter at the Outer Banks. She plans to use her winnings to pay bills and take a trip to Italy.

Two other players claimed big prizes playing Powerball this week. Dan Rust of Raleigh won $10,000 in the June 10 drawing and Barbara Froneberger of Stanley won $50,000 in the June 27 drawing. The estimated jackpot annuity for Saturday’s drawing is $50 million, worth $30.5 million cash.

North Carolina players also have the chance to win Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot, which stands at an estimated $106 million annuity, worth $64.5 million cash.

Carolina Cash 5 paid off in a big way for two lucky players this week. Lester Sullivan of Charlotte, won $66,030 in the July 4 drawing. In Wake County, Zebulon resident Martin Hagwood matched all five numbers in the June 26 drawing to win the $94,282 jackpot.

Stephanie Kinlaw, a graphic designer from Fayetteville, plans to use the $200,000 prize she won in the lottery’s Week for Life Second-Chance drawing to buy a car and take the honeymoon she and her husband never had.

Our final big winner of the week, Mary Shoffner of Burlington, says she always knew she’d someday win a big prize playing the lottery. Her premonition came true on Wednesday when she claimed a $100,000 top prize in the Mega Bucks game.

Fourteen players won prizes of $10,000 to $50,000 instantly this week.