Wral Lottery Mega Millions (2024)

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Who won the Mega Millions in Fayetteville NC? ›

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

Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at all Lottery retailers. There was no jackpot winner in California for this draw. But there are 159,811 winning tickets! Get your ticket for the next draw.

The lucky Mega Millions numbers were 28, 30, 44, 66, 69 and Mega Ball 2. CLEVELAND — Although nobody hit the $535 million jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, August 23, 2024, lottery officials say there were thousands of other winners who hit smaller prizes in Ohio.

Jalen McLean, 18, of Raleigh, couldn't help but smile after a $10 scratch-off ticket turned into a $1 million prize. “I feel like the luckiest guy in the universe,” he said. McLean gave his sister some money on Tuesday and told her to pick out a scratch-off for him.

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.

Some lucky lottery player in Fresno won $4.2 million in the multi-state Mega Millions drawing Friday, missing the $1.3 billion jackpot by just one number. The Fresno winner, who has not been identified, got five out of five numbers correct, minus the Mega number.

Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia.

If you match one regular number and the Mega Ball, the prize is $4. If you match two white balls only, there is no prize. You can win a Mega Millions payout with one of nine different number combinations, and the prizes range from $2 to the jackpot.

What do you win if you get the Powerball number? ›

How Powerball Prizes Work. If you only get the Powerball number, you win $4. Matching one number plus the Powerball also wins you $4, while matching 2 numbers plus the Powerball gets you $7.

Powerball tickets that include the Double Play® feature are eligible to win prizes in both drawings.

STANLEY, N.C. —

A Maiden man said he made a decision to purchase a $50 scratch-off ticket, and it paid off when he won a $10 million prize, according to officials with the North Carolina Education Lottery. "If I get a wild hair to do something, I'm going to listen," said winner Sean McIntosh.

'Dream came true': North Carolina man wins $2 million after buying scratch-off at convenience store. MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Daniel Greenan, of Mooresville, walked into a convenience store on Friday, bought a $20 scratch-off and won a $2 million prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Raleigh man took his chances and won $5 million on a scratch-off ticket. Paul Leonard bought his $30 200X Cash ticket from Cool Mart on Penny Road in Raleigh. Leonard was given the option between an annuity of $250,000 over 20 years or a lump sum of $3 million.

Meanwhile, the second-tier winning ticket sold in Newport Coast, California won $1,016,356 because prizes in that state are based on actual sales in the jurisdiction.

Perry Williams Jr. of Fayetteville took a chance on a $3 Powerball ticket and won a $100,000 prize.

New York state is home to the most Mega Millions jackpot winners, with 42 winning tickets sold in the Empire State. California follows with 36 winning tickets sold in-state. The more populated states correlate to selling more Mega Millions jackpot-winning tickets.