A man saw a shiny green and gold lottery ticket that said he could win $8 million. He bought one and hit the jackpot, North Carolina lottery officials said Friday.

The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here's a look at Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 results for each game: Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. 11-34-36-43-63, Mega Ball: 13 Check Mega ...

All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket ...

Siblings Ivan Barrett and Beverly Berryman are an example, having pledged to split the jackpot if either won anything in the North Carolina Education Lottery. Beverly Berryman paid $5 for a Cash King ticket at the Prince Mart on Wilson Road in her hometown of Sanford,

The North Carolina Education Lottery has been giving a steadily smaller share of its money to education, a new audit shows, even as it sets new records for sales. Monday's report from a private auditing company, contracted by State Auditor Dave Boliek's ...

All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket ...

A Pennsylvania man got one heck of a souvenir when he bought a winning lottery ticket while visiting North Carolina. Stanley Konat won $410,432 off a Cash 5 ticket that cost just $1, the N.C. Education Lottery said in a March 10 news release.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — A tradition of giving Christmas scratch-offs to his family led Ray Abbott of Raleigh to a $1 million second-chance win, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “I always buy Christmas tickets and put them in their ...