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NC auditor: It might be time to change the math as lottery sales soar, money to schools doesn't
The North Carolina Education Lottery has for years not met its goal of giving out at least 38% of proceeds to public education, which mostly includes K-12 schools, according to a state audit. A state statute indicates that at least 50% should go toward paying out winnings, the auditor said.
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NC Education Lottery Evening Drawing
Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.
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Mega Millions Drawing for July 24
Mega Millions Drawing Carolina Pick 3: 4, 1, 9, [7] Carolina Pick 4: 6, 2, 2, 4 [3] Carolina Cash 5: 14, 6, 37, 34, 30 Carolina Cash 5 Double Play: 34, 13, 18, 5, 1
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Mega Millions drawing: July 17, 2026
$672,000,000 jackpot Winning numbers: 34, 22, 55, 45, 48, 14
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New millionaire: Cary man wins Fast Play jackpot
A Cary man won over $1.5 million on a Fast Play ticket in the North Carolina Education Lottery.
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Halifax County man wins $209 million in Powerball drawing
Richard Kee Jr. tried his luck on the ticket in January and won the $209 million jackpot prize, the second-largest prize won in North Carolina history.
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20 years after first ticket sold in NC, is the lottery a tax on the poor?
Opponents have long argued that state lotteries are a tax on the poor. Twenty years after the first ticket was sold in North Carolina, WRAL Investigates examined lottery sales numbers and compared them to county wealth rankings.
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NC ticket wins $209.3 million Powerball jackpot
A Powerball ticket purchased in Roanoke Rapids won the $209.3 million jackpot drawing Wednesday night.
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NC is selling more lottery tickets but giving less to schools, new audit shows
Despite record-breaking sales numbers, the North Carolina Education Lottery has been steadily reducing the share of money given to public schools, a new state audit reported.
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Numbers drawn for $1.5B Powerball jackpot, the fifth largest in game's history
The jackpot leaped into the top five at $1.5 billion annuity or $689.3 million in cash after no one won in Wednesday's drawing, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
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Numbers drawn for $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot, the 6th largest in game's history
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292 million.
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Powerball jackpot at $820 million is 8th largest in game's history
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292 million.
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Still no Powerball winner and jackpot soars to $775 million
The Powerball jackpot climbs to a staggering $775 million after no winning ticket was drawn.
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Wake County man, Johnston County woman each win $347K prize in Cash 5 lottery
Wardell Void of Raleigh and Priscilla Allen of Smithfield are both two of three players who matched all five numbers in the drawing. The odds of matching all five balls are one in 962,598.
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Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion: Will Friday's drawing make local history?
As the Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion, excitement builds across the nation. Could this Friday's draw crown a local winner? Discover the odds, recent winners and taxes that come with the winnings.
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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $680 million
The Mega Millions jackpot is now one of the largest in the game's history.
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Wake County woman decides to take honeymoon after winning $1 million from lottery
In 31 years of marriage, Cheryl Bach and her husband never took their honeymoon, but a scratch-off lottery ticket changed those plans.
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Willow Spring man wins $10 million on NC lottery scratch-off
Jeremy Wilson spent $50 on a $10 Million Spectacular scratch-off ticket at North River Tobacco Barn on Caratoke Highway in Jarvisburg.
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New Carolinians spend a record $6.6 billion on lottery
The majority of that revenue, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery, comes from your phone.
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North Carolina lottery surpasses $1B for education again, fueled by digital sales boom
North Carolina's lottery has exceeded $1 billion in contributions to education for the third year in a row. Officials said the milestone is driven by a surge in digital sales.
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Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots Ever
Two tickets, sold in Missouri and Texas, won the Powerball jackpot drawing Saturday night. The owners of the tickets will split $1.787 billion, the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, according to Powerball.
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Powerball jackpot soars to $1.8 billion, second-largest in history
The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest in history.
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Powerball jackpot soars to $1.8 billion
The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest in history.
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Powerball jackpot soars to $1.8 billion, second-largest in history
The Powerball jackpot has swelled to an estimated $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest in history.
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Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after yet another drawing passed without a big winner Wednesday.
