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RALEIGH, NC — A lone Powerball ticket sold in North Carolina hit the jackpot on Wednesday night, matching all six numbers to claim the $209 million grand prize — the first major Powerball win of 2026.

It is the second-largest prize won in North Carolina lottery history.

Winning the lottery is usually sold as a simple equation: match the numbers, cash the check and move on with your day. But ...

A Powerball ticket purchased in Roanoke Rapids won the $209.3 million jackpot drawing Wednesday night.

A lucky lottery player in North Carolina won $209.3 million in Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket came from West 10th Mart on West 10th Street in Roanoke Rapids. The winning ticket ...

Powerball at $80 million after North Carolina store sold ticket worth $209 million. Recently, an Arkansas lottery player claimed $1.817 billion prize.

Carl McCain matched four numbers in a November Mega Millions drawing, but due to a mix-up, it took more than a month for him to receive his winnings ...

A lottery player in Halifax County won Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot of $209.3 million, N.C. Education Lottery officials announced on Thursday.

North Carolina woman Yolanda Black won a $100,000 prize from the state lottery’s new Stacks of Cash game Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was promoted to a staff ...

NC lottery sales reached $6.6B in 2025, yet education share dropped to 16%. Digital instants generated $2.6B and higher prize payouts, reducing school margins. Legislature should restore a 35% minimum ...

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