06-05-2025
Two lottery tickets worth over $400,000 win a day apart in NC. What to know
National Two lottery tickets worth over $400,000 win a day apart in NC. What to know
Two lottery tickets worth over $400,000 were sold in North Carolina.
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Two lottery players scored $400,000 prizes just one day apart in North Carolina.
One player hit the jackpot in the Wheel of Bonuses game, while the other won big in a Carolina Cash 5 drawing. Here's what the N.C. Education Lottery shared about the winning tickets:
$461,435 Wheel of Bonuses ticket sold online to a Raleigh player
$431,069 Cash 5 ticket sold at B&M Food Service in Pineville, near Charlotte
The Wheel of Bonuses winner kicked off the lucky stretch Sunday, May 4. The person spent 50 cents on their ticket, which matched enough symbols to win big in the digital instant game, lottery officials wrote on their website and X, formerly known as Twitter.
A lucky NC Lottery player with a Cash 5 ticket from B&M Food Service on Lancaster Highway in Pineville matched all 5 numbers to win a $431,069 jackpot in yesterday's drawing! Congratulations to the winner! — NC Education Lottery (@nclottery) May 6, 2025
In the past, a spokesperson told McClatchy News the lottery can't pinpoint where players are when they try their luck on digital instant games. But officials know the person who bought the winning ticket lives in Raleigh.
A day after that win, the Cash 5 player's ticket matched all the numbers picked in the May 5 drawing. That person beat 1-in-962,598 odds to score the top prize in the rolling jackpot game, results show.
The winning numbers: 3-4-14-36-37.
As of early May 6, the two prizes remained unclaimed. Winners of both games have about six months to cash in, lottery officials wrote on their website and in an email to McClatchy News.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.
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Simone Jasper is a reporter covering breaking stories for The News & Observer and real-time news in the Carolinas.
