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North Carolina woman turns unlucky day around with $100,000 lottery win
Player wins second big prize on one of unluckiest days of the year
By Kate Northrop
On a day that many would say is known for misfortune and gloom, one North Carolina woman's luck with a $100,000 lottery win might convince you otherwise.
Some might consider Friday the 13th one of the unluckiest days of the year, but some, including Christy Merritt of Efland, might argue the opposite after she achieved her second big lottery win on that notable day.
In 2018, Merritt won a big lott
Oct 22, 2023, 10:19 am - Todd - Lottery News
North Carolina man uses birthdays to win $2 million Powerball lottery prize
Winner says prize was absolutely needed
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina man won $2 million in a Powerball drawing this week by using numbers that resembled family birthdays.
Robert Crumel of Middlesex says that a $2 million Powerball prize was much needed, and it's thanks to numbers resembling important birthdays that he and his family will get some financial relief.
On Sat., Sept. 30, Crumel entered a lottery drawing that would change his luck for the better. He stopped at th
Oct 6, 2023, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery News
Michigan man wins $4 million after being unable to buy lottery ticket he originally wanted
It was meant to be after all
By Kate Northrop
A Michigan man won $4 million on a lottery ticket he originally did not want after finding out that the store was sold out of the game he was looking to buy.
An anonymous Michigan lottery player walked into a store wanting to buy a specific type of lottery ticket but had to settle for another kind instead. He ended up winning a $4 million prize because of it.
A Kent County man, who opted to keep his identity hidden, wasn't sure if wha
Oct 2, 2023, 10:22 am - Todd - Lottery News
Virginia woman finds two-month-old $100,000 Powerball lottery ticket while rifling through papers
Don't forget where you put your tickets!
By Kate Northrop
A Virginia woman was going through some papers when she came across a forgotten winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000.
Two months after the drawing had taken place, a Virginia woman found a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000.
An anonymous woman from Springfield, Virginia claimed a $100,000 Powerball prize on Wednesday at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. She was sifting through some papers when she found a
Sep 25, 2023, 11:27 am - Todd - Lottery News
$1 million Mega Millions prize won in Iowa will expire in two weeks
Over 70 other prizes valued at $1,000 and above unclaimed
By Kate Northrop
Mega Millions lottery players in Iowa should rifle through their drawers if they think they bought a ticket in Ames last year, as there are just two weeks left on the clock to claim a $1 million Mega Millions prize.
Time is ticking to collect a $1 million Mega Millions prize in Iowa, and it'll soon expire if no one steps forward to claim it.
Last September, someone in Ames bought a Mega Millions ticket at
Aug 25, 2023, 12:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News
North Carolina man plays Cash 5 lottery game for the first time, wins $331,792
It takes one to win
By Kate Northrop
With the tap of a finger, a North Carolina man won a $331,792 lottery jackpot playing Cash 5 for the very first time.
Clinton resident Michael Eaves felt like trying something new, and he's proving why it might take just one ticket to win after winning a $331,792 Cash 5 jackpot on his first try.
It was my first time playing that game, he told the North Carolina Lottery.
On Wednesday, Eaves said he decided to pull up the Lottery's mobile ap
Aug 23, 2023, 6:52 am - Todd - Lottery News
First $25 million scratch-off lottery prize claimed in Massachusetts
Largest instant prize ever awarded in Massachusetts state history
By Kate Northrop
The largest scratch-off prize in Massachusetts state history has been claimed at a whopping $25 million.
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Lottery announced that it has officially awarded the biggest instant prize in the state's history to a trust.
State lotteries have gradually been adding scratch-off tickets with bigger and better prizes in hopes of wowing and attracting players to their lottery ticke
Aug 16, 2023, 12:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News
Post Malone and the "perfect storm" — North Carolina man wins $100,000 lottery prize
Winner's eventful night led to it being one of the best days of his life
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina man says his $100,000 lottery win is all thanks to the perfect storm that involved a Post Malone concert, severe rains, and a bathroom break.
All those factors led up to the moment Thomasville resident Zachary Sharpe won a $100,000 scratch-off prize from the North Carolina Lottery, he says.
It was a wonderful day, Sharpe told the Lottery. One of the best days of my life.
Aug 1, 2023, 12:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News
North Carolina woman "cried all the way home" after winning "life-changing" $723,755 lottery jackpot
Winner hopes the prize will convince her husband to retire
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina woman could not hold back the tears after winning a life-changing Fast Play jackpot worth $723,755.
To say Cynthia Neely of Gold Hill was overwhelmed with joy was an understatement the tears did not stop flowing even as she drove all the way home after winning an entire North Carolina Lottery Fast Play jackpot.
On July 11, Neely's $10 Jackpot 7's Fast Play purchase won her 100% of the jac
Jul 25, 2023, 11:20 am - Todd - Lottery News
North Carolina woman who won $200,000 in the lottery "spoke it into existence"
Lottery winner credits the power of suggestion and positive thinking
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina woman who uncovered a $200,000 prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket said she spoke it into existence.
Shannon Overby of Madison was filled with confidence when she bought her latest winning lottery ticket at Mayodan Marathon on North 2nd Avenue in Mayodan, telling her son that she was going to win big.
I told [my son], 'I'm going to win this, Overby said to the North Carolina
Jun 23, 2023, 12:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News