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N.C. Lotto Weekly Winner Update: Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpot Surpass $100M

 

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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