Lottery player knew she hit jackpot ‘right away’ — but waited weeks to claim NC prize
Gibbs claimed her prize in mid-January, almost a month after she won $110,000 in a Dec. 23 drawing. She was at the Fairway One Stop convenience store in Greensboro when she spent $1 on her lucky ticket, lottery officials wrote in a news release.
Huge jackpot win has lottery player double checking his ticket. ‘I had to look again’
“We like to go on cruises,” the winner told lottery officials. “This will make it a lot sweeter next time.” It’s not the first time a lucky lottery player has planned for a vacation. Another North Carolina winner hoped to take a Caribbean cruise after he hit the jackpot, McClatchy News reported in May.
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Lottery player ‘on a roll’ becomes multi-millionaire in NC. ‘I hit the big one’
A lottery player was “on a roll” when checking his recent tickets, but he was still shocked when one revealed he was going to become a multi-millionaire. Everett Harris won the first $8 million top prize in the $8 Million Money Maker scratch-off game, which debuted in December, the North Carolina Education Lottery said Jan. 14.
New Jersey lottery player wins $1 million in Saturday's Powerball. Here's where
A ticket sold in New Jersey won $1 million in Saturday night's Powerball, according to the Powerball website. The ticket matched all five white balls to win the million-dollar prize. The New Jersey Lottery announced Monday that the winning ticket was sold at the ShopRite supermarket on Beaverbrook Road in Lincoln Park (Morris County).
NC Lottery Lucky For Life, Pick 3 Day results for Jan. 16, 2025
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Lottery player starts shaking when she learns of NC prize ahead of birthday. ‘No way’
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North Carolina man wins $8 million lottery prize
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‘Huge shock’: Wake County woman celebrates birthday with $100,000 lottery win
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Greensboro woman celebrates birthday by collecting major prize after hitting jackpot, lottery officials say
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Man becomes multi-millionaire on his first try buying North Carolina lottery ticket
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‘Unexpected blessing’: Greensboro woman collects $110,000 lottery win on birthday after buying $1 ticket at convenience store
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Lottery player scores huge prize in ‘blowout’ NC drawing. ‘Right place, right time’
Engels scored one of three top prizes in the Season End Blowout drawing. To enter the Jan. 8 drawing online, lottery players ...