Two lottery players won big on back-to-back nights in North Carolina — but might not know it yet.
The players bought tickets that scored second-tier prizes in the Lucky for Life game, making each one of them worth $25,000 a year for life, results show.
So, where were the winning tickets sold? Here’s what the N.C. Education Lottery wrote in an email to McClatchy News and on the social media platform X:
Lottery officials have told McClatchy News they can’t pinpoint where players are when they buy tickets online. But they know the person who kicked off the winning streak lives in Clarkton, a roughly 50-mile drive northwest from Wilmington.
Here are the winning numbers from the two drawings:
- Oct. 6: white balls 6-11-30-34-39, with gold Lucky Ball 10
- Oct. 5: white balls 4-23-25-32-40, with gold Lucky Ball 16
The two Eastern North Carolina winners have a lot to celebrate after matching all five white balls picked in their respective drawings. But each of their $2 tickets was one number from scoring the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life, rules show.
As of early Oct. 7, a lottery spokesperson said the lucky ticket holders hadn’t claimed their prizes. In North Carolina, the winners of drawing games have about six months to come forward.
Simone Jasper
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