Players in this weekend’s Mega Millions and Powerball games have the chance to win a nine-figure jackpot.
Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $159 million if taken as an annuity or $95.9 million if taken as a lump sum. The jackpot has rolled since the March 24 drawing when a player from New York claimed the $59 million jackpot.
In Tuesday’s drawing, 36,217 tickets won prizes ranging from $1 to $2,500 totaling $110,277. In the May 8 drawing, 42,070 tickets won $97,606 in prizes ranging from $1 to $1,500.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is an estimated $110 million if taken as an annuity or $70.5 million if the lump sum option is chosen.
In Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, 4,616 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $10,000 totaling $138,880. In the May 9 drawing, 4,268 tickets won $148,218 in prizes ranging from $4 to $30,000.
Fifteen coworkers at Prestage Farms in Clinton won $30,000 in the May 2 Powerball drawing. Their ticket beat odds of 1 in 648,976 to match four white balls and the red Powerball, which wins a base prize of $10,000 on a $2 ticket. But because the group always adds the $1 Power Play feature and the multiplier was three, their prize was tripled to $30,000.
“It was truly a blessing,” said Jimmy Hartley of Magnolia, one of the group’s original members. “We’ve played together since day one.”
Hartley and his 14 coworkers each won a $2,000 share of the prize money.
Big Winners Report
Though the Greene County town of Walstonburg may only be home to 219 people, it can now boast a $1 million lottery winner. Tim Mokus, a commercial glass worker, is the first player to claim the top prize in the lottery’s new $1,000 Mayhem game. {Read More}
Katrina Angel of Lawndale is the latest player to win the $150,000 top prize in the Win it All game. She purchased the lucky $5 ticket at the Triple B One Stop on N.C. 274 in Cherryville. {Read More}
Twenty-one more players won prizes of $10,000 to $69,198 this week. They are:
Hometown Winner Prize Won Game Played
Annandale, Va. Jose Enrique $10,000 $5,000 a Week for Life!
Charlotte Anthony Constantine $10,000 50X The Cash
Charlotte Gary Zepeda $10,000 100X The Cash
Claremont Steven Setzer $30,000 Powerball (5/9/15)
Durham Nakia Kelly $10,000 20X The Cash
Elm City Leslie Gardner $10,000 Powerball (5/9/15)
Greensboro Susie Gerner $10,000 20X The Cash
Hampstead James Harris $10,000 100X The Cash
Lawndale Warren Schenck $10,000 Millionaire 7’s
Raleigh Andy Vo $25,000 Emerald 7’s
Raleigh Henrietta Jenrette $10,000 $200 Million Blowout
Raleigh Eric Stutts $10,000 $5,000 a Week for Life!
Rocky Mount Joann Hawley $10,000 Powerball (5/2/15)
Rocky Mount Hien Ngo $10,000 100X The Cash
St. Pauls Kelsey Prevatt $10,000 $200 Million Blowout
Stedman Raymond Fogleman $10,000 $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular
Stony Point Leslie Perdue $30,000 Quick Silver!
Tarboro Jerry Higgs $10,000 100X The Cash
Winston-Salem Carlton Morgan $69,198 Carolina Cash 5 (2/13/15)
Carlton Scales Shared Prize
Winston-Salem James Harrington $10,000 Powerball (5/13/15)
From May 8 through May 14, instant players won $18 million and draw game players won $6 million, including $5.6 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 $494,000 in prizes. In all, players won more than $24 million in prizes statewide.
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