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North Carolina woman wins $500,000 after entering lottery draw minutes before sales closedNews Story
Credits the spirit for literal last-minute decision that was worth a half-million dollars By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman won a $501,544 Cash 5 prize after a voice motivated her to enter a lottery drawing just minutes before ticket sales closed. Stephanie Israel of Browns Summit described an urge to buy a lottery ticket late at night on Sat., Oct. 8, a literal last-minute decision that left her a half a million dollars richer. It was late at night and I was lying in bed,
Oct 16, 2022, 5:25 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina Lottery winner: "$4 million is not much these days"News Story
Lucky for Life top prize winner shrugs off prize, says the money won't go far By Kate Northrop A lottery player who won the Lucky for Life top prize of $1,000 a day for life was doubtful that the money would go far in today's economy. In a time of rising inflation and high gas prices, one North Carolina man was not feeling the shock and awe most winners usually feel when they win a big prize in the lottery. In fact, Jimmie Shindler of Gastonia does not have any lavish vacations o
Aug 10, 2022, 4:52 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina man keeps promise to friend of 35 years, splits Fast Play jackpot voluntarilyNews Story
How you know a friendship is real share a lottery jackpot By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man's word is as good as gold after he kept a promise to split a lottery jackpot without necessarily splitting the ticket cost. Scott Edwards of Julian and Perry Charles of Lexington have a 35-year-old friendship worth bragging about after one of them won a $361,527 Fast Play jackpot in the North Carolina Lottery and voluntarily shared it with the other. A long time ago, Edwards and Char
Jul 19, 2022, 8:02 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina Veteran "blessed" by $1 million lottery prize from second-chance drawingNews Story
Lucky winner says he is familiar with second chances By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Veteran says he has had his fair share of second chances in life, but a $1 million lottery prize from a second-chance drawing is the most recent stroke of luck he's had. Joe Mathews of Raleigh is not only thankful for the $1 million second-chance prize he won from a scratch-off, but it's also a reminder of the good things he has going for him in life. I believe in second chance, Mathews told
Jun 13, 2022, 5:19 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina Lottery winner of $10 million sentenced to life in prison for murderNews Story
By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Lottery winner who won a $10 million prize in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder. In 2017, Michael Todd Hill, 54, struck it big after winning $10 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. After having been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Keonna Graham in 2020, he has now been handed a life sentence in prison. Hill, of Leland, worked in a nuclear plant in 2017 when he hit millions on an Ultimate Millions
Jun 1, 2022, 6:29 am - Lottery News

North Carolina lottery winners "had to pinch each other" after winning $200,000News Story
That's one way to confirm it's real By Kate Northrop A couple who won $200,000 in the North Carolina Lottery had to pinch each other to make sure their win was real. William Perry and his wife found themselves face-to-face with an astounding amount of money in a matter of seconds after he scratched off a $200,000 top prize from a scratch-off ticket. In that moment, the couple had to pinch each other to make sure it was real. It's like I was walking around in a trance, Perr
May 10, 2022, 10:57 am - Lottery News

Big letdown for North Carolina lottery "winner" when barcode proves false winNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Florida trucker experienced the letdown of his life after his suspicion of a big win was proven wrong by the barcode on his lottery ticket. Florida resident James Kinard was sure the lottery ticket he bought while passing through North Carolina was a winner, but the good feeling came crashing to a halt when the barcode on the ticket proved it was a false win. While making a stop in Statesville, Kinard decided to play the North Carolina Lottery's 50X Multiplier gam
May 2, 2022, 11:54 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman wins $700,000, her second lottery jackpotNews Story
Lady luck was on her side By Kate Northrop A rather lucky woman made the trip back to the North Carolina Lottery to collect a $700,000 top prize, her second big jackpot win to-date. Judy Marshburn of Spring Hope defied the odds when she won not just one lottery jackpot, but two. In June 2008, Marshburn hit a Cash 5 jackpot to the tune of $307,726. Back for more, she managed to hit yet another top prize worth more than twice the first. I doubled my win this time, the winner
Apr 15, 2022, 11:14 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman claims half-million lottery jackpot right before ticket expiredNews Story
Lucky woman narrowly escapes every lottery player's worst nightmare By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Lottery player claimed a half-million Cash 5 jackpot just in time after losing the winning ticket for months. Ana Maya of Graham nearly lost out on a Cash 5 jackpot worth $532,234 when her winning ticket went missing in a moving fiasco, but the ticket luckily resurfaced from an odd hiding spot. The 32-year-old customer service employee stopped at Huff's Interstate on Maple Aven
Feb 18, 2022, 6:50 am - Lottery News

3-3-3 in North Carolina Lottery Pick 3 drawing delivers nearly $5 million in lottery winningsNews Story
Second Pick 3 triple of the year for North Carolina Lottery players By Kate Northrop 3-3-3 is the latest triple combination to come up in a North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 drawing, and local players are celebrating the nearly $5 million prize payout. On Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 game drew the lucky number combination 3-3-3, delivering $4.9 million in prizes to happy winners across the state. Number combinations with the same three digits are often calle
Feb 13, 2022, 5:29 pm - Lottery News