Oct. 2, 2012. RALEIGH – The excitement this week about a $202 million Powerball jackpot ended with the winning ticket sold in Iowa, but the sales around the jackpot as it grew to that size led to some big wins for North Carolina players and boosted the amount of money the N.C. Education Lottery will return this year for education.
The jackpot rolled over 11 times during the six weeks of sales. Initial estimates indicate sales will generate more than $6.3 million for education.
More than 223,000 tickets won prizes totaling more than $2.8 million in the 12 total drawings, including one $1 million prize. Retailers across the state earned more than $1.1 million in commissions from Powerball sales through the weeks the jackpot rolled.
The jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is an estimated $40 million if taken as an annuity or $25.7 million if taken as a lump sum. Wednesday’s Powerball drawing produced 28,646 winning tickets in the state. Prizes ranged from $4 to $10,000 and totaled $226,075. The Saturday, Sept. 22 drawing produced 24,066 winning tickets, totaling $176,881 with amounts ranging from $4 to $10,000.
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“I can’t believe it’s true. I know that it’s real, but it hasn’t sunk in yet,” Maha Natour said.
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Victoria Williams purchased her winning 20X The Money ticket at the Pantry Shop on East Lexington Avenue in High Point.
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“We had just won $321 dollars the night before,” Robert Stallings said. “So we decided to use some of those winnings to buy ten more Cash 5 tickets. The next morning when we saw the numbers online, we must have checked it 30 times. This feels wonderful.”
Weekly Game Report
Mega Millions: Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $21 million if taken as an annuity or $15.9 million if taken as a lump sum. In Tuesday’s drawing, 9,274 tickets won prizes ranging from $2 to $30,000 and totaled $115,263. In the Friday, Sept. 21 drawing, 8,484 tickets won $62,702 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600.
N.C. Games: Since Thursday, Sept. 20, players have collected more than $16.8 million in prizes from instant games. Carolina Pick 3 players won more than $2.5 million in prizes. Carolina Pick 4 players won more than $1.1 million including 72 top prizes of $5,000. Carolina Cash 5 players won more than $614,000. In all, the Education Lottery awarded more than $21.7 million in prizes to players of lottery games.
Other winners across North Carolina
This week, additional players have claimed prizes of $10,000 or more on tickets sold throughout the state.
Winners in the Sept. 26 Powerball drawing:
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where Ticket Was Purchased
Betty Barnhill Ash $10,000 Shallotte Family Fare #418
4585 Main St., Shallotte
Unknown Unknown $10,000 7-Eleven #24554
3868 N. Croatan Highway, Kitty Hawk
Myrtle Manning Goldsboro $10,000 Kangaroo Express #894
515 E. New Hope Rd., Goldsboro
Winners in the Sept. 25 Mega Millions drawing:
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where Ticket Was Purchased
Unknown Unknown $30,000 Rob and Ray’s Grocery
201 Madison St., Reidsville
Ronald Gore Longwood $30,000 Inman’s Country Store
2116 Longwood Rd., Longwood
Winner in the Sept. 22 Powerball drawing:
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where Ticket Was Purchased
Unknown Unknown $10,000 Wilco #136
104 W. N.C. 67 Bypass, East Bend
Winner in the Aug. 18 Powerball drawing:
Winner Hometown Amount Won Store Where Ticket Was Purchased
William Johnson Dobson $10,000 Just$ave #22
911 E. Atkins St., Dobson
Instant scratch-off ticket top tier prize winners:
Winners Hometown Amount Won Game Played
Albert Lahaye Charlotte $20,000 $4,000,000 Cash Blowout
Joyce Brock Beaulaville $10,000 $5,000 a Week for Life!
George Griffin Rocky Mount $10,000 $2,500 a Week for Life!
Ashlie Hudson Rutherfordton $10,000 $2,500 a Week for Life!
Gregory Smith Wake Forest $10,000 $2,500 a Week for Life!
Randy Wallace Rockingham $10,000 Maximum Green
Gina White Fayetteville $10,000 $5,000 a Week for Life!
To date, the N.C. Education Lottery has raised more than $2.45 billion for the state and education initiatives it serves. Net proceeds are used for prekindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds, teachers’ salaries in grades K-3 with a goal of keeping class size low, school construction and need-based college scholarships and financial aid. For prizes of $5,000 and greater, 25% federal tax and 7% state tax are automatically withheld.
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