There are multiple chances to win big in Mega Millions and Powerball this week in North Carolina as jackpots combine to over $1.2 billion. Tonight’s Powerball drawing

Grandmothers have a knack for remembering important dates, and that habit paid off big for a woman in need of a big number for the North Carolina Education Lottery. Phyllis Costin says she used “some family birthdays and my anniversary” to come up with 4, 17, 22, 37 and 38 on a $1 Cash Five ticket.

Stedman resident William Cox was playing his favorite digital instant game on Oct. 24, when he put $5 toward the jackpot, according to an Oct. 30 news release from the NC Education Lottery. The game is called The Lamp: Dark Arts, and Cox played into the “Cadabra” jackpot, according to the release.

GASTONIA, N.C. (WKRC) - A North Carolina man is celebrating a life-changing win after purchasing a $1 Cash 5 ticket worth more than $1 million. Ray Walker of Gastonia won a $1,022,795 jackpot from the Oct. 21 drawing after buying a Quick Pick ticket at a convenience store.

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, Oct. 29 is an estimated $375 million after no one took home the top prize on Monday, Oct. 27.

A ruckus heard around midnight at a man’s home in Gastonia, North Carolina, was his over-the-top reaction at learning a $1 lottery ticket had beaten odds of 1 in 962,598. Ray Walker says he discovered he won $1,022,795 in the Cash Five drawing just after 12 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, according to the N.C. Education Lottery.

The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "North Carolina Pick 4 Evening" game were: 1, 2, 6, 6, Bonus: 3 (one, two, six, six, Bonus: three) Advertisement Article continues below this ad For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order ...