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Miami Herald
07-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player's $1 ticket turns into $4.7 million jackpot win in North Carolina
A lottery player scored a life-changing win on a lucky day in North Carolina. The player spent $1 on a ticket that won $4.7 million in the Outlaw's Loot game, results show. But the winner isn't the only person who's set to get richer. Another lottery player hit the jackpot in the Carolina Cash 5 game, making their ticket worth $318,544, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote in a news release. Both players won big Thursday, July 3, meaning they had extra reasons to celebrate as they kicked off their Fourth of July weekend. Here's where the lucky tickets came from: Outlaw's Loot ticket sold to an online player in Elm CityCash 5 ticket sold in Maggie Valley Outlaw's Loot, a progressive jackpot game that features a prize wheel and digital icons, offers online tickets starting at 50 cents. The winner beat 1-in-50 million odds to score the top prize, lottery officials wrote on their website. A spokesperson previously told McClatchy News the lottery can't pinpoint where digital instant tickets are sold. But it knows the $4.7 million winner is from Elm City, a roughly 50-mile drive east from Raleigh. Meanwhile, the Cash 5 ticket was sold at Maggie Valley Mart, a roughly 35-mile drive west from the mountain town of Asheville. To win a jackpot prize in that game, a player must match all five numbers picked in a drawing. The winning numbers from the July 3 drawing: 7-8-17-23-40. Lottery officials shared news of the wins July 4, when claims centers were closed for Independence Day. In North Carolina, jackpot winners have about six months to come forward, rules show.
Miami Herald
27-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player wins $10K in NC — then wins $10M a week later. ‘Hard to fathom'
A lottery player coming off a recent big win had a 'gut feeling' and bought another ticket in North Carolina. He won $10 million. Christopher Sink of Winston-Salem hit the jackpot on a $50 scratch-off ticket in the $10 Million Spectacular game, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced June 27. 'I was really nervous at first,' he told lottery officials. 'It was kind of a crazy feeling.' The new multimillionaire recounted he was at a convenience store when he felt compelled to buy a lottery ticket. Then he beat the 1-in-3,255,582 odds to win one of five top prizes in the scratch-off game. 'It just happened to be my lucky day,' he told lottery officials. But it wasn't his only lucky day recently. Sink told the N.C. Education Lottery that he won $10,000 a week earlier on another ticket. 'It's kind of hard to fathom,' he said. 'I'm tickled to death about this.' He collected his winnings as a lump sum of $6 million and walked away with $4,305,014 after taxes, according to the N.C. Education Lottery. The construction business owner told lottery officials he plans to use his life-changing prize to buy equipment for work, invest and pay bills. One top prize of $10 million remains in the game, which debuted in December 2023. Winston-Salem in Forsyth County is about an 80-mile drive northeast from Charlotte.
Miami Herald
25-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player wins $216,000 jackpot in North Carolina. Where was ticket sold?
A North Carolina lottery player won a huge prize — but may not know it yet. The player bought a Carolina Cash 5 ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the June 24 drawing, making it worth $216,033, results show. The winning numbers: 2-10-13-20-24. The lucky ticket was sold in Concord, a roughly 25-mile drive northeast from uptown Charlotte. It came from Quality Point, a business on Davidson Highway, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Cash 5 is a rolling jackpot game that offers tickets starting at $1. To hit the jackpot, a person's ticket must match the five numbers picked in a drawing, rules show. As of 11:30 a.m. June 25, no one had claimed the prize. In North Carolina, jackpot winners have about six months to come forward, lottery officials wrote online and in an email to McClatchy News.
Miami Herald
24-06-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Brother's advice leads to huge lottery win in North Carolina. ‘We hugged it out'
A man followed his brother's advice — and it led to a huge lottery win in North Carolina. 'We hugged it out,' prize winner Patrick Kelly told the N.C. Education Lottery. 'It was a good feeling.' The siblings celebrated after Kelly scored a $100,000 prize. He doesn't usually play scratch-off games but spent $20 on a ticket his brother recommended. He listened to his brother on a trip to a Raceway gas station in Hickory, a roughly 55-mile drive northwest from Charlotte. While there, he tried his luck on the 100X the Cash game, lottery officials wrote in a June 23 news release. Kelly was shocked to learn how much his ticket was worth. 'I was dumbfounded,' the lucky winner said. Kelly, who lives in Hickory, kept $71,756 after taxes. Now, he plans to put his prize money toward investments and his student loans, according to lottery officials. It's not the first time someone's advice has paid off. Another North Carolina lottery player listened to his mom and got a big 'blessing,' McClatchy News reported in March.
Miami Herald
23-06-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
11 lottery players win big after testing their luck. See their stories
National 11 lottery players win big after testing their luck. See their stories A Maryland grandfather watched his longtime numbers finally hit a $50,000 prize, while siblings carried on their mother's lottery tradition, leading to a $50,000 win using her numbers. A man scanned his winning ticket three times before trusting his $50,000 win was real. Read the stories below. A Virginia man won the top prize on a scratch-off ticket, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 1: LOTTERY PLAYER USES 'LUCKY PENNY' FOUND IN PARKING LOT TO SCRATCH TICKET — AND WINS BIG The Virginia man picked up the penny after buying his ticket, lottery officials said. | Published May 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A woman won $50,000 playing the Maryland lottery using her mom's numbers, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 2: SIBLINGS CONTINUE MOM'S MARYLAND LOTTERY TRADITION — AND ONE HITS BIG WITH HER NUMBERS The brother called to ask if she had checked her lottery results when she realized she had won. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Fantasy 5 lottery ticket worth $131,515 was sold at a supermarket in Orlando, according to the Florida Lottery. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 3: LOTTERY TICKET WORTH MORE THAN $130,000 SOLD AT FLORIDA PUBLIX. HERE'S WHERE The player won the top prize in the Fantasy 5 drawing. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Maryland man's faithful set of lottery numbers finally paid off. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 4: GRANDPA'S FAITHFUL LOTTERY NUMBERS FAILED HIM FOR DECADES — UNTIL NOW. 'ABOUT TIME' 'I jumped up for joy,' the Maryland man said. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Even after scanning his ticket, a Maryland man went to the Kensington 7-Eleven clerk to confirm his Bonus Match 5 win, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 5: MAN STILL IN DISBELIEF AFTER CHECKING WINNING LOTTERY TICKET 3 TIMES. 'CAN'T BE REAL' 'Believe me, I was kind of shocked!' the Maryland man said. | Published June 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura A husband and wife started crying 'tears of joy' after they hit the jackpot in North Carolina. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 6: HUSBAND INTERRUPTS WIFE'S MOVIE WITH NEWS OF LOTTERY WIN. THEN CAME 'TEARS OF JOY' 'It brought tears to my eyes,' the North Carolina wife said. | Published July 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper A North Carolina man beat 1-in-1,224,660 odds to win a top prize of $200,000 in a scratch-off lottery game, officials said. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 7: LOTTERY PLAYER 'SAW ONE ZERO THEN ANOTHER ZERO THEN ANOTHER' ON NC SCRATCH-OFF TICKET The Burke County man won one of six top prizes in the game, lottery officials said. | Published October 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Michigan man won a huge lottery prize in Portland. Vladimir Sukhachev Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 8: MAN IS 'ONE STEP CLOSER TO RETIREMENT' AFTER WINNING HUGE MICHIGAN LOTTERY JACKPOT 'I won $3 on one ticket, so I reinvested my winnings and purchased another one,' the man said. | Published October 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by Jennifer Rodriguez Stanley Dawson won a big jackpot prize on Christmas Day in Virginia, lottery officials said. Virginia Lottery NO. 9: LOTTERY PLAYER 'CRIED TEARS OF JOY' WHEN HE WON A CHRISTMAS DAY JACKPOT IN VIRGINIA The lucky player won big while watching a football game on TV, lottery officials said. | Published January 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree A Maryland lottery player won big after listening to advice from a family member, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 10: RELATIVE'S ADVICE LEADS LOTTERY PLAYER TO A HUGE WIN. 'IT WAS LIKE HOLDING DYNAMITE' The Maryland lottery player said she was considering a different game, but her relative had a game plan, according to lottery officials. | Published February 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree Bonny Harmon, pictured with her brother Roland, scored a big jackpot prize in North Carolina. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 11: CALL INTERRUPTS WOMAN'S WORK MEETING WITH GOOD NEWS — SHE HIT NC LOTTERY JACKPOT 'I thought I was going to pass out,' the lucky winner said. 'I had to sit down.' | Published April 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
