North Carolina Lottery celebrates 15th anniversary

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itpmguru — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:31:56 GMT

A LOT more than they give out or give to schools. We have had more than one MM or PH winner in the state, so just over 1 billion a year is peanuts compared to what they take in.

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itpmguru — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:29:43 GMT

I don't believe for a minute that they pay out .95 on every $ in prizes and the money now days goes in the general fund earmarked for education (yeah right). Anyone that plays NC knows they are as crooked as the pandemic has been long. We did not have trips for a FULL YEAR! Then they started red ball last month for a second rigged (pre-recorded) drawing and dropped 3 trips in one month and we had trip 1's 3x in 3 weeks. Meanwhile, we have not had trip 9's in 4 YEARS (March 1, 2017).

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Stack47 — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 20:53:06 GMT

Probably more than the $18 billion they paid out in prizes.

One notable winner is Marie Holmes and Charles Jackson is the biggest North Carolina winner ever

While winners in other states are demanding anonymity, the NC Lottery is still publishing the winners names six and two years after they won.

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:10:08 GMT

I thought the article said $8 Billion

Comment #3

BevsPicks — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 21:00:06 GMT

I wonder how many Billions they're taken in.

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reddog — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:46:08 GMT

Don't get me started !!! Ask us parents why we had to keep furnishing all those school supplies to the schools just so our kids could get an education.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:41:09 GMT

Congratulations NCEL and pleased to read about new schools that had been built.

Certainly LP will feature more winners from there...

North Carolina Lottery celebrates 15th anniversary

Lottery Post — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:40:40 GMT

Over $18 billion in prizes awarded to players since 2006

By Kate Northrop

On Tuesday, March 26, 2006, the North Carolina Education Lottery began selling lottery tickets. 15 years later, over $18 billion has been awarded to players in the form of prizes.

To celebrate the milestone, the Lottery credited its early success to the strong support of North Carolinians who enjoy playing lottery games, winning prizes, and helping out a good cause public education.

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