A contractor from Mint Hill won $4 million and an Asheville retiree won $1 million as players across the state won more than $26.9 million.
The biggest winner of the week, James Lampi Jr. of Mint Hill, bought a $20 ticket for the $200 Million Blowout game last month. He drove around with the ticket in his truck until stopping Tuesday at a local lottery retailer to have it scanned. It was only then he realized he had won the top prize of $4 million.{Read More}
The other seven-figure winner is Arquilla Lance, a retired restaurant manager from Asheville, who won $1 million playing 100X The Cash. “I’d never even played that game before,” Lance said. “I don’t know why I picked it. I was just in the right place at the right time.” {Read More}
A corrections officer from Northampton County won $750,000 playing Jumbo Bucks. Katina Joyner of Conway bought the lucky ticket after working a 12 hour shift, and couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw how much she won. She plans to use her winnings to buy a house, pay off her car and save for her children’s education. {Read More}
Two players of the Emerald 7’s game came to lottery headquarters to claim top prizes of $150,000 apiece. Amador Fuentes Trejo of Charlotte bought his lucky ticket at the Fuel Mart South on South Boulevard in Charlotte. {Read More} Tyrone Robinson of Ellerbe in Richmond County bought his winning ticket at O’Tuel’s Food & Fuel on South Long Drive in Rockingham. {Read More}
Three players collected Carolina Cash 5 jackpot winnings. They are:
Hometown Winner Prize Won Drawing Date
Apex Marcus Fuller $84,907 July 9, 2015
Glen Alpine Jerry Butler $84,907 July 9, 2015
Fuquay-Varina Russell White $50,000 July 15, 2015
Eleven players scratched their way to instant prizes of $10,000 to $50,000. They are:
Hometown Winner Prize Won Game Played
Charlotte Darius Nolan $25,000 $200,000 Gold Rush
Charlotte Shaquille West $10,000 20X The Cash
Clayton Mariano Perez $10,000 100X The Cash
Durham Mona Dunn $50,000 Junior Big Ol’ Bucks
Durham Gracie Lopez $10,000 50X The Cash
Kernersville Amanda Fleming $10,000 $200 Million Blowout
Kernersville Thomas Hovorka $10,000 100X The Cash
Kings Mountain William Worthy $10,000 Diamonds and Dollars
Lillington Esam Algazali $10,000 King’s Ransom
Mastic, NY Susan Healy $10,000 100X The Cash
Timmonsville, SC Margie Smart $10,000 Diamonds and Dollars
Since July 10, instant players won $22.5 million and draw game players won more than $4.4 million, including $4 million from North Carolina draw games Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash 5 and All or Nothing. Mega Millions and Powerball players won more $349,000 million in prizes.
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