Lottery history was made Monday as Marie Holmes of Shallotte claimed her share of a $564 million Powerball jackpot, a $188 million prize that became the largest claimed in North Carolina since the lottery began. In addition to the jackpot win, players across the state scratched and matched their way to more than $20.8 million in prizes, including 18 wins from $10,000 to $100,000.
Holmes became the sixth player in the state to win a multi-state jackpot. She plans to use a portion of her winnings to further her education in the field of nursing. {Read More}
Since last Thursday, players across the state scratched and matched their way to more than $20.8 million in prizes, including 18 wins from $10,000 to $100,000.
Outside of the Powerball jackpot, the largest win of the week went to Brandon Nibert of Asheville. He is the latest player to win the $100,000 top prize in the Crossword 10X game. He purchased the lucky $5 ticket at Ingles on Tunnel Road in Asheville. {Read More}
Seventeen prizes of $10,000 to $94,764 were claimed by winners this week. They are:
Hometown Winner Prize Won Game Played
Angier Bobby Dorman $20,000 $1,000,000 Jackpot
Bahama Sue Atkins $10,000 $200 Million Blowout
Candler Vanessa Holston $50,000 10X The Cash
Cary Phi Le $50,000 Carolina Cash 5 / 2-22-15
Charlotte Thiphavan Inthavong $50,000 $200 Million Blowout
Chattanooga, Tenn. Brillard Kelley $50,000 10X The Cash
Fayetteville Priscilla Thomas $10,000 Millionaire 7’s
Garner Derrick Tucker $10,000 50X The Cash
Hope Mills Edna Rojas $10,000 $120 Million Cash
Jamestown Richard Hutchens $94,764 Carolina Cash 5 / 2-21-15
Kannapolis Chintana Chanthavisouk $20,000 Powerball / 2-21-15
La Grange Bradley Hood $10,000 $
Macclesfield Jennifer Webb $10,000 $200 Million Blowout
Middlesex Bryan Caves $20,000 $1,000,000 Jackpot
New Bern James Cuthbertson $10,000 $200 Million Blowout
Sherrills Ford Martha Crenshaw $10,000 $120 Million Cash
Waxhaw Ying Chen $10,000 Powerball / 2-11-15
From Feb. 20 through Feb. 26, instant players won more than $16.9 million and draw game players won $3.9 million, including $3.5 million from North Carolina draw games Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash 5 and All or Nothing. Since last weekend’s drawings, Mega Millions and Powerball players won $416,993 in prizes.
Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $127 million annuity or an $81.4 million lump sum. Saturday’s Powerball players have a chance to win an $80 million annuity or a $52.3 million lump sum.
Ticket sales have made it possible for the lottery to raise more than $3.6 billion for the state. Net proceeds will be used this year to help pay salaries of teachers and teacher assistants, for pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds, for school construction and repair, and need-based college scholarships and financial aid.
For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Where the Money Goes” tab on the lottery’s website.