North Carolina lottery live drawings, winning numbers, latest winners

North Carolina lottery winning numbers and news including Carolina Pick 3 and Carolina Pick 4, Powerball, and Mega Millions. Watch the live drawings on WRAL.

The North Carolina Education Lottery began in 2005.

Choose from scratch-offs, daily drawings or online lottery games. Carolina Pick 3 and Pick 4 are drawn daily at 3 p.m. and 11:20 p.m.

Powerball lottery drawings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Mega Millions drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays.

Watch the live drawings on WRAL-TV or check the latest North Carolina lottery winning numbers.

North Carolina lottery money for education

Money raised by the North Carolina Education Lottery goes, in part, to fund education in the state. What does that mean?

Money from the lottery makes up a portion of the statewide budget for schools. In 2023, the lottery shifted more than $1 billion to North Carolina schools. State lawmakers decide and dictate how that money should be used. In 2023, 48% of the money from the lottery funded school construction or renovation; 38% went toward pay for school staff.

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.

Granville County man wins $487,750 prize in Cash 5 lottery game

Jack Dixon took home $348,743 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

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Granville County man wins $487,750 prize in Cash 5 lottery game

18-year-old in Raleigh wins $1 million lottery prize

Jalen McLean, 18, won the $1 million prize after his sister purchased a $10 scratch-off ticket.

Raleigh man bags $1 million scratch-off prize

Rubio bought his lucky $10 Million Spectacular ticket from EP Mart on Atlantic Avenue in Raleigh.

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.

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$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.

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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.

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Powerball jackpot climbs to $600 million

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

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Powerball jackpot climbs to $600 million

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.

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