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Judge bars woman's ex-girlfriend from claiming big-win NC lottery ticket as her ownNews Story
A judge has barred the ex-girlfriend of a Charlotte area woman from cashing in on the woman's big lottery ticket win. Jasmine Watkins said in a lawsuit that she won $25,000 a year for life with a Lucky for Life ticket she bought in May. But on the day she intended to collect her winnings at the NC Education Lottery office in Raleigh, her ex-girlfriend drove without her and with the winning ticket and claimed she won the prize, the lawsuit said. On Thursday, Judge Karen Eady-Williams issued
Jun 14, 2019, 7:29 am - Lottery News

North Carolina retiree wins $344.6 million lottery jackpot using fortune cookie numbersNews Story
Includes video report North Carolina lottery officials Tuesday evening revealed that a Cumberland County man was the winner of the $344.6 million Powerball ticket that was purchased in Hope Mills. The winner, Charles W. Jackson Jr., was revealed at a news conference at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at the North Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters in Raleigh. Jackson, 66, has elected to take a lump sum payment of $223 million, which amounts to an after-tax payment of $158 million according to lo
Jun 6, 2019, 10:34 am - Lottery News

South Carolina man wins $10 million lottery prize during lunch breakNews Story
A South Carolina man became a multi-millionaire during his lunch break, thanks to a lucky North Carolina Lottery scratch-off game ticket. James Belich, of Lancaster, S.C., recently won the $10 million top prize in the North Carolina Education Lottery's $300,000,000 Supreme Riches scratch-off after buying a ticket in Charlotte. You never expect it, said Belich. You think maybe you'll win something, but not $10 million. It's unbelievable. When he got home, he was so shocked all he coul
May 28, 2019, 5:15 pm - Lottery News

N.C. woman's Mother's Day ticket wins $1.3 million jackpotNews Story
A lottery ticket turned out to be the Mother's Day $1.3 million gift of a lifetime for a North Carolina woman. For Mother's Day, Vielka Roman of Autryville, North Carolina, received a Carolina Cash 5 ticket as a gift from her sister, Neris. It turned out to be a $1.3 million jackpot winner. I just can't believe it, said Roman. I'm still in shock. On Sunday, Roman, her fianc , Al, and her sister, Neris, all went out for a celebratory Mother's Day meal. After dinner, they stopped at Car
May 17, 2019, 11:50 am - Lottery News

North Carolina grandfather gives lottery winnings to granddaughterNews Story
A North Carolina woman will be 'lucky for life' and be able to pay for college, thanks to her grandfather. Peter Beckage won the N.C. Lottery game, Lucky for Life, after buying the ticket on April 14, lottery officials said. The 85-year-old recently moved in with his daughter to be close to family and often plays the game. He bought the ticket after a Palm Sunday pancakes breakfast with his 22-year-old granddaughter, Kelly Thomas. The next day, he stayed up late to check the drawing.
Apr 26, 2019, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

NC man 'counting his blessings' after winning lottery ticket almost blew awayNews Story
A North Carolina man is counting his blessings after beating the almost 1-in-a-million odds to win a lottery prize, according to the NC Education Lottery. And it all happened after he came uncomfortably close to losing his lucky ticket, the lottery said on Twitter. Whenever I get my tickets, I put them in my car door, said John Hepburn of Fayetteville, per the lottery's Twitter post. Then last week, a few of my tickets blew out of the car, he said, according to the lottery's news relea
Apr 17, 2019, 10:00 am - Lottery News

$10M North Carolina lottery winner plans to spoil 12 grandkidsNews Story
A North Carolina grandfather is planning to retire, purchase his dream house, and spoil his 12 grandkids after winning a $10 million lottery prize. N.C. Education Lottery officials and media gathered at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Thursday to celebrate the winner, Theodore Duncan. After being greeted by cheers and confetti, Duncan and his fianc e were handed a $10 million check. I'm 52, and now that I've won this, I can finally stop working, said Duncan. I'm going to retire and get
Apr 9, 2019, 7:49 am - Lottery News

Man with stage 4 cancer wins lottery, plans to take wife on dream tripNews Story
A winning scratch-off lottery ticket has provided a ray of light for a North Carolina man who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Richard Beare of Charlotte is planning on taking his wife on a dream vacation and enjoying himself after claiming a $250,000 prize from a winning Carolina Black scratch-off ticket. I recently got diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer, Beare said in a news releasefrom the North Carolina Education Lottery. I want to travel while I can still enjoy myself. My
Apr 3, 2019, 8:28 am - Lottery News

Man buys second winning $1M lottery ticket at same store in less than 2 yearsNews Story
A North Carolina man has won a second $1 million lottery prize at the same store in less than two years, lottery officials said Friday. Terry Splawn won $1 million with a $150 Million Cash Explosion scratch-off ticket he bought Wednesday at Sam's Mini Stop on Old Charlotte Road in Concord, according to a North Carolina Education Lottery news release. The odds of winning $1 million in that game are 1 in 1.8 million, according to the lottery's website. Splawn won his first $1 million prize i
Mar 13, 2019, 8:05 am - Lottery News

N.C. man wins $1M after playing the same numbers for 5 yearsNews Story
By Todd Northrop A North Carolina man finally struck it big in the multi-state Powerball lottery after playing the same numbers for five years. Benjamin Sinclair of Winston-Salem claimed his prize Thursday afternoon at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. I've been playing the same numbers for five years, Sinclair said. They're very special to me. Sinclair's good luck began when he stopped at the Sheetz on Fairlawn Drive in Winston-Salem and bought a $2 ticket for the drawing on Oct. 2
Nov 13, 2018, 8:46 am - Lottery News