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Two lucky tickets in North Carolina snag $1 million lottery win

Two lucky tickets in North Carolina snag $1 million lottery win
FENTANYL. WELL, A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA, ONE AWFULLY BIG LAST NIGHT. THEY BOTH BOUGHT MEGA MILLIONS TICKETS MATCHING ALL FIVE OF THE WHITE BALLS TO WIN $1 MILLION APIECE. THE NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY SAYS THE ODDS OF MATCHING THE NUMBERS ON ALL FIVE IS 1 IN 12 POINT 6 MILLION. IN THE WHOLE JACKPOT. THE WHOLE SHEBANG IS STILL UP FOR GRABS, THOUGH IT HAS GROWN TO AN ESTIMATED $820 MILLION. YOU HAVE TO MATCH SIX BALLS TO WIN THAT T
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Two lucky tickets in North Carolina snag $1 million lottery win
Two lucky winners have won the grand prize each after buying two Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina worth $1 million each in Friday’s drawing, according to N.C. Lottery. One winner purchased their ticket at the Pikeville Mini Mart on South Goldsboro Street in Pikeville. The other winner bought their ticket through Online Play. Top StoriesAbandoned, malnourished dogs found in Randolph County; 4 other pups located deadTexting and driving simulation show students the dangers of trauma situationsSome North Carolina Goodwill stores offer free books to children FridayClick on the video player above for more headlines from WXII 12 News.Both $2 tickets matched the numbers on all five white balls to win the $1 million prize, lottery officials said.The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize.North Carolina became one of five states with $1 million winners in the drawing. Since nobody won Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot, Tuesday’s drawing offers a $820 million jackpot worth $422 million in cash.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

Two lucky winners have won the grand prize each after buying two Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina worth $1 million each in Friday’s drawing, according to N.C. Lottery.

One winner purchased their ticket at the Pikeville Mini Mart on South Goldsboro Street in Pikeville. The other winner bought their ticket through Online Play.

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Both $2 tickets matched the numbers on all five white balls to win the $1 million prize, lottery officials said.

The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim the prize.

North Carolina became one of five states with $1 million winners in the drawing.

Since nobody won Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot, Tuesday’s drawing offers a $820 million jackpot worth $422 million in cash.

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