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

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:

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.

There are some states that are luckier than others. There is no doubt about it. North Carolina made the list of 15 lucky states in the United States, according to OLBG. Everyone has fantasized about winning the lottery, whether it's the Mega Millions or the Powerball. Whether you're planning a lavish vacation, buying a house, treating a loved one, giving to charity, or all of the above, when we buy a ticket we always have a little bit of hope and our imaginations go wild when we hear about the unclaimed winning ticket...

When it comes to winning big on the lottery, which states are the luckiest? To determine where in America has the greatest likelihood of winning the big bucks, OLBG analyzed all lottery winners in the U.S. with a jackpot of $300 million or more. You can see the top 15 states below.

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.

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.

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.