According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, a Powerball ticket purchased at Breeze Thru on Durham Road in Roxboro won $50,000 Monday night.

A group of nine teachers from eastern North Carolina had played the Powerball for years. They never thought they'd win big money one day!

An already special day became extra memorable for a North Carolina woman when she scored a $161,929 lottery prize on her daughter's birthday.

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A Lincoln County woman won $200,000 after purchasing a Powerball ticket at a Hillsborough grocery store. Mercedes Spanulo, a woman from Denver, purchased a $3 Powerball ticket at the Food Lion on Rebecca Drive on Monday.

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — A Denton woman marked her daughter’s birthday with a major win, claiming a $161,929 Fast Play jackpot Saturday, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Hitting the NC lottery jackpot meant big things -- like buying a home, taking a dream vacation or saving for the future -- for these local residents.

All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket ...

In what may be a first, a North Carolina woman says winning big in the N.C. Education Lottery made her feel like a zombie. Rosa Fiame of Jacksonville says she was instantly dazed when lottery officials phoned to inform her she won a “second-chance” promotion that allows losing tickets to be re-considered. Her prize was $500,000.