Lottery Coverage

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Mega Millions Drawing

Tuesday and Friday Mega Millions Drawing.

Powerball Drawing

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Powerball drawings, as shown live on WRAL.

Big wins in NC: $4 million ticket purchased in Kernersville, $1 million win in Asheville

Two Mega Millions tickets purchased in North Carolina have garnered big wins totaling $5 million.

Alamance County woman wins $2 million Mega Millions prize

Brenda Stokes recently experienced the thrill of a lifetime when her strategy of using family birthdays to pick Mega Millions numbers resulted in a $2 million win.

WRAL Staff

$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Elizabeth City, NC

A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold in North Carolina.

How to increase your odds of winning a huge lottery jackpot

What are the odds that somebody can win a huge jackpot? You're more likely to get struck by lightning - hundreds of times.

WRAL staff

Cumberland County woman celebrates $1 million win

Malissa Shipman, of Fayetteville, tried her luck on a $2 Mega Millions ticket, and won a $1 million prize in Tuesday's drawing.

WRAL staff

Powerball jackpot climbs to $600 million

The Powerball jackpot rose to a whopping $600 million after there was no winner Wednesday.

WRAL staff

NC Lottery apologizes for processing issues with digital instants

Some people who played the digital instants said when they tried to call the Lottery and resolve it, they were on hold for over an hour and claimed they received few answers. Officials with the Lottery said they observed an issue affecting withdrawals to VISA debit cards over the weekend.

WRAL staff

Durham man wins $100,000 playing Powerball lottery

While the Powerball jackpot continues to grow, A Durham man didn't walk away empty-handed after playing the game on Mar. 4.

Powerball jackpot soars to $485 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing

The Powerball jackpot keeps going up - now standing at $485 million for Wednesday's drawing.

7 Sports betting operators announced for March 11th launch

The North Carolina Lottery Commission announced Thursday which operators have been awarded licenses to take online sports bets. The first day for betting is March 11.

Raleigh man celebrates $5 million win after buying $30 scratch-off

Paul Leonard took a chance and bought his lucky 200X The Cash ticket from Cool Mart on Penny Road in Raleigh.

WRAL staff

Powerball Posted the Wrong Numbers. Now He's Suing for $340 Million.

The string of numbers on the lottery ticket that John Cheeks bought matched those posted on a Powerball website. Had he beat unfathomable odds to win the $340 million grand prize?

Isabella Kwai, New York Times

Video gambling could become legal this year, NC legislative leaders say

House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Leader Phil Berger say there's interest within their GOP caucuses in legalizing video slot-machine gambling under the state lottery. But casino expansion appears unlikely to re-emerge in this year's short session.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

$50 scratchoff scores Cary man $1 million win

Satyaprasad Kiran chose a lump sum payment and walked away with $429,014.

$1 million win, $400K lump sum will help Morrisville man expand his trucking business

William Roberts bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from the Circle K on Davis Drive in Morrisville.

Wake County man will buy a new car with $100,000 second-chance lottery win

Fuquay-Varina resident Roger Lundy has wanted a new car for years and, after winning a $100,000 top prize in a second-chance drawing, now he can get one.

Moore County man celebrates $2 million scratch-off win

Toy McLeod of Aberdeen took a chance on a $20 scratch-off and won a $2 million prize.

Powerball Ticket Sold in Michigan Wins $842 Million

A Powerball lottery ticket sold outside Flint, Michigan, won $842.2 million Monday, the 10th-largest jackpot in U.S. history.

The New York Times, New York Times

NC woman wins $1 million, rings in New Year as Powerball First Millionaire of the Year

Pamela Bradshaw, of Clinton, won $1 million just after midnight when she won the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing during "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024."

WRAL staff

Numbers drawn for estimated $760 million Powerball jackpot in this year’s final drawing

(CNN) — More than three-quarters of a billion dollars – an estimated $760 million – is up for grabs Saturday, after Wednesday’s Powerball drawing yielded no winners.

By Kelly Murray, CNN

Garner man wins two $100K Powerball prizes, gifts one to his twin brother

Timothy Emerick arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim his $100,000 prize. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $71,251.

WRAL Staff