North Carolina lottery live drawings, winning numbers, latest winners

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.

NC bill would alllow some jackpot winners to stay anonymous

A Senate bill would allow winners of more than million to claim it without identifying themselves publicly, while a House version would allow any winner to remain anonymous.

NC bill would allow lottery winners to claim some jackpots anonymously

A Senate bill would allow winners of more than million to claim it without identifying themselves publicly, while a House version would allow any winner to remain anonymous.

Should NC gamblers get a tax write-off for losses? Some state lawmakers think so

Someone who loses money gambling in North Carolina might still have to pay additional taxes on any winnings that made their losses smaller. Some state lawmakers want to change that, including a gambling opponent.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Lee County man wins 0,000 scratch-off prize

Lewis Moreland took home 3,501 after required state and federal tax withholdings.

WRAL In Depth with Dan: Answering viewer questions about cold winters, bird flu and the lottery

WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty answers viewer questions about cold winter weather, bird flu and the lottery.

California resident wins .22 billion Mega Millions Jackpot Friday night

(CNN) -- One of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions history is no more after one ticket won the more than billion jackpot.

By Dawn Sawyer, CNN

Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated .15 billion after no winners on Christmas Eve

(CNN) — This holiday season, a lucky Mega Millions player might receive a .15 billion belated Christmas gift after no one won Tuesday’s jackpot.

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Dalia Faheid, CNN

What a gift! Mega Millions Christmas Eve jackpot will be worth billion

This Christmas Eve, one lucky lottery ticket could celebrate with a Mega Millions jackpot of billion - the largest prize ever offered in the month of December.

By Dalia Faheid and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN

NC lottery by the numbers: Top prizes claimed in state, US

The North Carolina Education Lottery has been around since 2006.

NC man wins million lottery with bill he found on the ground

When a North Carolina man headed to a convenience store on Tuesday, he had no idea luck was on his side.

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to 0M for next drawing

If someone matches the five winning numbers and mega ball, they will have the option of taking home 1.8 million in cash or stretch out their winnings over 20 years for a total 0 million.

WRAL Staff

1M jackpot is 7th largest in Mega Millions history

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

Granville County man wins 7,750 prize in Cash 5 lottery game

Jack Dixon took home 8,743 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

WRAL Staff

18-year-old in Raleigh wins million lottery prize

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

Raleigh man bags million scratch-off prize

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

Big wins in NC: million ticket purchased in Kernersville, million win in Asheville

Two Mega Millions tickets purchased in North Carolina have garnered big wins totaling million.

Alamance County woman wins 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 million win.

WRAL Staff

million Powerball ticket sold in Elizabeth City, NC

A 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.

WRAL staff

Cumberland County woman celebrates million win

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

WRAL staff

Powerball jackpot climbs to 0 million

The Powerball jackpot rose to a whopping 0 million after there was no winner Wednesday.

WRAL staff