Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $126 million if taken as an annuity or $78.1 million if taken as a lump sum. The jackpot has not been this high since a player in New York won the $127 million jackpot in the Feb. 27 drawing.
In Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, 35,438 tickets won prizes ranging from $1 to $5,000 totaling $124,139. In the May 1 drawing, 32,132 tickets won $78,598 in prizes ranging from $1 to $1,500.
Big Winners Report
Maxton resident Carlean Wallace says she will use the $200,000 she won playing the $200,000 Jackpot to do some landscaping in her yard and purchase a new truck. {Read More}
Bettie Yarboro-Jackson, an antique store owner from Roxboro, is celebrating after winning two lottery prizes in three days, including $150,000 in the new $500 Mayhem game. {Read More}
Benjamin Morgan, who lives on the Edgecombe County side of the town of Fountain, matched all five numbers in the May 5 Carolina Cash 5 drawing to win the $124,195 jackpot. {Read More}
Fourteen more players won prizes of $10,000 to $50,000 this week. They are:
Hometown Winner Prize Won Game Played
Asheville David Bradley $58,559 Carolina Cash 5 (4-29-15)
Asheville Scott Jones $10,000 Jumbo Bucks
Aulander Claudia Baker $50,000 Blackout Bingo
Charlotte Michelle Williams $50,000 Carolina Cash 5 (5-1-15)
Charlotte Mickey Smith $10,000 $120 Million Cash
Cordova Rick Herndon $10,000 100X The Cash
Dudley Lyndsey Dean $10,000 5X The Cash
Fort Mill, S.C. Tommy Nguyen $50,000 $200 Million Blowout
Greenville William Barnett $10,000 $2,500 a Week for Life!
Heath Springs, S.C. Willie Mingo $50,000 $200 Million Blowout
Hendersonville Raquel Beltran $25,000 $200,000 Jackpot
Mocksville Troy White $50,000 10X The Cash
Moyock William Beasley $10,000 Powerball (4-11-15)
Wallace Linda Herring $50,000 Carolina Cash 5 (4-30-15)
From May 1 through May 7, instant players won $19 million and draw game players won $3.7 million, including $3.3 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 more than $481,000 in prizes. In all, players won more than $22 million in prizes statewide.