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Miami Herald
19-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Husband rushes to tell wife he won big in lottery. ‘We are going to enjoy this'
A lottery player 'had to catch his breath' after he hit the jackpot in North Carolina. Then, he rushed to tell his wife he was getting richer. He invited her to Raleigh, where six-figure prize winners must go to cash in on their lucky N.C. Education Lottery tickets, according to game rules. 'I called her and told her, 'Meet me in Raleigh,'' William Carroll told lottery officials in a May 16 news release. 'We are going to enjoy this.' Carroll took his prize home to the town of Nashville, a roughly 45-mile drive northeast from Raleigh. He won $202,012 in Wheel of Bonuses, a progressive jackpot game that offers online tickets starting at 50 cents. Carroll spent $30 on his ticket, which beat 1-in-a-million odds to win the game's top-tier 'epic' jackpot prize. He couldn't believe his luck. 'I was trying to catch my breath,' the jackpot winner told lottery officials. 'I was just stunned.' Carroll 'needed some time to compose himself,' but he didn't waste much time before basking in the special moment with his wife. He kept $144,953 after taxes and plans to put his prize money toward bills, according to officials. 'I've never experienced anything like that,' Carroll said. 'I was pumped.' It's not the first time a husband immediately shared the news of his windfall. Another North Carolina lottery winner told his wife right away, but she thought he was joking, McClatchy News reported in March 2024.
Miami Herald
15-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Someone playing online NC lottery game wins jackpot. Where was ticket sold?
A six-figure jackpot awaits a lottery player who spent part of their morning playing online games on Wednesday, May 14, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The identity of the player has not been released, but lottery officials say the winner lives in Nashville, about a 45-mile drive northeast from Raleigh. The player won $202,012 with a $30 ticket in Wheels of Bonuses, officials said. That comes to around a $6,733 profit for every $1 invested. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 31,034,483, officials say. Wheel of Bonuses is a 'digital instants' game in which players try to line up matching symbols, not unlike a slot machine. The jackpot grows until someone matches the right symbols. Players choose how much to wager 'with the price of a play ranging from 50 cents to $30,' according to the game rules. Online players who win $100,000 or more must show up in person to get their winnings at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘Total shock': North Carolina woman plans to travel with $461,435 win
Cynthia Karcher, of Raleigh, said she has several places she wants to visit after winning $461,435, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. 'I would like to take a trip to Greenland, Australia and New Zealand,' she said. North Carolina grandmother wins $1 million after buying scratch-off at convenience store: 'Really good thing for us' Karcher played a $.50 ticket on May 4 and won the top level 'Epic' jackpot in the Wheel of Bonuses game, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time. The odds of that win are 1 in 62 million. 'I was in total shock,' she said. 'I always had hope, but I never hoped for something like that.' Karcher said the timing of the win works out great since she is now retired. 'This is just a lovely amount at this time in my life,' Karcher said. She claimed her prize Friday at lottery headquarters. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $331,080. In addition to traveling, Karcher plans to remodel her bathroom and put the rest in savings. Watch lottery drawings on FOX8! Mega Millions airs at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball airs at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The NC Lottery airs at 11:22 p.m. every night. You can also find the lottery results online on the FOX8 website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
12-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Huge jackpot winner comes forward with NC lottery ticket that only cost 50 cents
It took a week, but the mystery person who won $461,435 on a 50-cent ticket in the North Carolina Education Lottery has come forward to claim her money. Cynthia Karcher of Raleigh beat odds of 1-in-62 million when she won the jackpot in Wheel of Bonuses, a digital game with a jackpot that grows until someone wins, lottery officials said in a news release. She picked up her money at lottery headquarters on Friday, May 9, and the prize came to $331,080 after state and federal tax withholdings, officials said. The win came at just the right time because Karcher is retired and has time to enjoy spending an unexpected windfall of cash, officials said. So what's her big plan? 'I would like to take a trip to Greenland, Australia, and New Zealand,' Karcher told lottery officials. A timetable for those trips was not revealed, but in the meantime Karcher revealed she has a far less ambitious idea — to remodel her bathroom, lottery officials said. Anything leftover will go into savings, she told officials. Wheel of Bonuses is played exclusively online, and tickets range from 50 cents to $30. The jackpot restarts at $50,000 when someone wins, officials said.
Miami Herald
06-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
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. sjasper@ 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. SJ Simone Jasper The News & Observer Go to X Email this person 919-836-5768 Simone Jasper is a reporter covering breaking stories for The News & Observer and real-time news in the Carolinas.
