Someone Bought A Winning Mega Millions Ticket In Pineville, North Carolina

Author Rob Tanner

August 3rd, 2023 6:39 AM

Someone just got richer in North Carolina. Or maybe they live in South Carolina? Either way, the lottery money is ready to flow for one lucky winner.

WBTV says that a million-dollar lottery ticket was sold at a 7-eleven in Pineville.

Officials with the North Carolina Education Lottery confirmed Wednesday that a Mega Millions ticket sold at the 7-Eleven on South Polk Street in Pineville is worth $1 million. Now the question goes to who is the winner.

Nobody won the Mega Millions on Tuesday, so now it is up to 1.25 billion.

Executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery, Mark Michalko said, “Once again we see that even if you don’t win the jackpot, great prizes can still be won playing Mega Millions. Make sure to always check your tickets carefully after each drawing since there are nine different ways to win.”

Four tickets in North Carolina matched four white balls and the yellow Mega ball to win $10,000. The wins occurred:

• At the Food Lion on Fayetteville Road in Raleigh
• At the Circle K on N.C 27 West in Sanford
• At the Sheetz on New Garden Road in Greensboro
• At the Walmart on U.S. 70 in Newport

Seems like the jackpots keep getting bigger and bigger. But if you think it is easy money, this should wake you up. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million. Good Luck.

North Carolina Is One Of The Luckiest States For The Lottery

• 15. Tennessee

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  15

  Tennessee

  2

  $582.4 million

  $291.2 million

• 14. Rhode Island

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  14

  Rhode Island

  1

  $210 million

  $210 million

• 13. Vermont

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  13

  Vermont

  1

  $208.4 million

  $208.4 million

• 12. California

  California was ranked 12th luckiest state despite having the highest number of big lottery winners, primarily because the state has such a large population that there are very few lottery winners, and the average winning ticket for a California winner is only $190.5 million.

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  12

  California

  11

  $2.95 billion

  $190.5 million

• 11. Florida

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  11

  Florida

  5

  $1.4 billion

  $280 million

• 10. New York

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  10

  New York

  6

  $1.3 billion

  $216.7 million

• 9. Wisconsin

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  9

  Wisconsin

  2

  $702.1 million

  $351.05 million

• 8. Arizona

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  8

  Arizona

  3

  $795.6 million

  $265.2 million

• 7. New Jersey

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  7

  New Jersey

  9

  $1.3 billion

  $144 million

• 6. Michigan

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  6

  Michigan

  3

  $1.09 billion

  $363.3 million

• 5. Maryland

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  5

  Maryland

  4

  $868.8 million

  $217.2 million

• 4. Illinois

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  4

  Illinois

  5

  $1.3 billion

  $260 million

• 3. Indiana

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  3

  Indiana

  3

  $985.8 million

  $328.6 million

• 2. North Carolina

  North Carolina has won a whopping $1.1 billion between both lottery winners, making its average winning ticket $550 million, the highest in the country. As a result of its higher population, North Carolina didn’t quite capture the title by itself, with a lower percentage of its population winning than New Hampshire.

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  2

  North Carolina

  2

  $1.1 billion

  $550 million

• 1. New Hampshire

  In terms of lottery jackpot winners, New Hampshire and North Carolina share the gold for the luckiest states. Residents in New Hampshire have won a total of $693.7 million, which is an average of $346.85 million per winning ticket. As one of the states with the highest percentage of people who have won over $300 million, New Hampshire has the third smallest population.

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  1

  New Hampshire

  2

  $693.7 million

  $346.85 million

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