Jared Smith of Fuquay-Varina spent $10 on a 50X The Cash ticket from Harris Teeter and won big.
The tourist had just finished visiting Willis Tower and The Bean when he bought the $3 million winning ticket.
A Chatham County woman who said she always thought she would win a big lottery prize saw that dream become reality this week.
A Wakefield Elementary School kindergarten teacher will have a more comfortable retirement after the million-dollar win.
Everett Harris of Durham won the first $8 million prize in the new $8 Million Money Maker lottery game.
A person in Stanly County got the new year off to a rousing start after winning $1 million in the Powerball.