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If you players to play smart. How about give some real odds on the digital games and whats the real pay back on them.NC Lottery
Hi, William! All of our games and practices are independently reviewed and audited to ensure odds are as described. You can find game odds on each game’s page under the Official Game Rules.
8/18/2025 01:51 – Belinda F.
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6/24/2025 04:58 – Patricia M.
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Hi, Patricia! Odds of 1 in 5 doesn’t mean that buying 5 plays will guarantee a win – it simply means that 20% of possible outcomes will result in a prize. All of our games are independently reviewed and audited to ensure odds are as described. We only want players to play if they’re enjoying themselves, and we hope you and all players will play for fun, knowing it takes lots of luck to win a prize.
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6/06/2025 08:14 – DELORES W.
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3/28/2025 10:17 – John D.
PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS LOTTERY THINK WE ARE CRAZY OTHER LOTTERYS ARE NOT THIS HARD TO WIN UNLESS YOU IN WAKE COUNTY PEOPLE LOOK AT THE RACE CAR REWARDS TWO WINNERS IN RALEIGH TWO WHAT A COINCIDENCE
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Hello, How are the winners selected for second chance drawings and how are the winners selected?NC Lottery
Hi there, Norma! With our Lucke-Rewards and second chance drawings, each entry is assigned a numerical value, and a secure Random Number Generator (RNG) randomly selects the winning entries.
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3/26/2025 09:30 – John D.
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Hi, John! All of the comments on our blog are reviewed by a member of our Social Media Team, and our team personally writes the replies for each response we send. We’re always happy to answer questions and help however we can to provide more info about the Lottery.
3/23/2025 08:19 – Penny Duffey L.
I don’t understand because North Carolina lottery tells me that I don’t get none of my games because I’m on play smart that don’t make no sense Illinois
3/22/2025 08:48 – Lex N.
The odds are so mess up now. $100 might win back $10.That Monopoly is a pig butcher scam type game. There is no bonus, so I stop playing.
3/21/2025 12:30 – Brian T.
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3/20/2025 09:33 – Wanda H.
Why am I getting no bonus deal offers since the digital site was updated?NC Lottery
Hi, Wanda! You can find our current promotional offers at https://nclottery.com/Promotions, and stay tuned for more Bonus Offers coming soon!
3/20/2025 07:31 – John D.
To whom this may concern I’m enjoying myself everyday and I’m Far from frustrated believe me THANK YOU. THE POINT IS THE BIG WINNING TICKETS AREN’T BEING DISTRIBUTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FAIRLY THAT’S MY ONLY CONCERN AND I DON’T PLAY EVERYDAY FYI
3/20/2025 04:56 – Bettie M.
Why aren’t there any top scratch off prizes won in Scotland County we get the smaller amounts to keep you interested I guess I need to move to Raleigh or very north end of the state to winNC Lottery
Hi, Bettie! We see lots of winners all across our state. No matter where you play, your odds of winning are the same – it just takes a lot of luck! That said, we’ve seen some big winners in Scotland County, including 2 Cash 5 jackpot winners last October and November: https://bit.ly/4bOtTwM and https://bit.ly/4bOsTZy, and a $2 million scratch-off winner last April: https://bit.ly/4hvfA1r.
3/20/2025 03:10 – William A.
I’m tired of loosing on these Digitals 20-$5.00 bets nothing but .50 wins. Someone should be put in jail over there
3/20/2025 02:56 – William A.
It would be easier to play smart if the no lottery wasn’t so tight. The digital games are the worse if you win anything you better cash out right then!
3/20/2025 12:56 – Charles A.
Why has the chances plummeted recently? When you have a new account the “winnings” are what you would expect from slots. However, recently with several deposits you may win a few 50 cents or 10 cents here and then but $50 is gone within minutes and this has been happening consistently over the last few months. Also, is anyone ever going to win the Monopoly jackpot or is that just a big number to entice people to lose more money?NC Lottery
Hi, Charles! The odds of winning have not changed, but it takes luck to be a winner! Every time you push the Play button in a Digital Instants game, the system randomly generates an outcome. Each play is an independent event, meaning the results of past plays have no bearing on your odds of winning with the next play. Every time you play, your odds of winning are the same – it just takes a lot of luck!
3/20/2025 12:11 – John D.
Those lucky rewards drawings are rigged they pi k who they want to win WHY WE NEVER SEE THE DRAWINGS OUR SELVES BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW ITS LIKE FOOD BANKS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE GET WHAT THEY WANT BEFORE THEY DISTRIBUTE THE REST OF THE FOOD PEOPLE AGAIN PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION FOR INSTANCE THEY ALL OF SUDDEN GOT COMMERCIALS EVERYWHERE STAY FOCUSED PEOPLE NCEL ARE NOT PLAYING LIKE OTHER LOTTERYSNC Lottery
Our Lucke-Rewards and second chance drawings are conducted using a secure Random Number Generator (RNG). Every entry is assigned a numerical value and the RNG randomly selects the winning entries. We have auditors present for every draw and extensive security measures in place to ensure integrity. All of our drawings are open to the public to attend, so if you are interested in attending one just give our security team a call at 1-888-732-6235.
3/20/2025 12:05 – John D.
NCEL YOU TELL US TO PLAY RESPONSIBLE BUT YOU’RE NOT GIVING EVERYONE THE SAME CHANCES TO WIN I DON’T HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE LAST TIME I’VE SEEN ANY BIG WINS IN THE EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AREA PEOPLE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION KEEP WATCHING BECAUSE I AMNC Lottery
Hi, John! We see big winners from all across our state, and we’ve shared a few examples of recent Eastern NC wins with you in other comments. No matter where you play, your odds of winning are the same. However, it’s important to remember that with games of chance, there is never a guarantee of winning, and we only want people to play for fun knowing it takes luck to win a prize. If you aren’t enjoying yourself we would rather you take a break than feel frustrated.
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There were no tickets that matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing. So, the $900-million prize is still up for grabs.
The jackpot is now the eighth largest in the game’s history, with the next drawing being held on Tuesday.
The last time someone won the Mega Millions jackpot was on June 27.

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CrownCoins have been running Playson’s Power Chance Jackpot for a while and have now decided to take things up a notch by boosting the max prize to a mind-boggling 500,000 Sweeps Coins (SC).
Power Chance is a progressive jackpot, which means it grows by taking a portion of players’ SC entries every round. It’s powered by Playson and linked across 15 of this developer’s games on the site.
In this guide, we’ll discuss how you can join the jackpot race, which states and games are eligible, and any relevant terms for the contest.
Note: New players can also learn about CrownCoins’ new no-purchase bonus here.
The Power Chance jackpot is available for players who sign up at the site and play the selected games. It’s the same process as though you were joining a regular tournament:
You can see the jackpot level whenever you launch any of the eligible games. It updates in real time, too, so you’ll see how your spin values, as well as those of participating players, constantly grow the pot.
We don’t know many providers that have as many exciting Hold & Win jackpot games as Playson does. The games are already lots of fun, and this progressive jackpot doubles down on the excitement. Below is the list of eligible games for the Power Chance Jackpot:
No promo codes are necessary at CrownCoins. You don’t need CrownCoins promo codes to claim the welcome bonus, nor do you need special codes to enter the Power Chance jackpot. As for the terms and conditions, the sweeps casino’s general rules apply:
If you weren’t sure about joining in the Power Chance Jackpot before, this prize upgrade should change your mind. Everyone loves a big prize pool, and the possibility of winning up to 500K SC is truly exciting. It’s also easy to sign up at CrownCoins and benefit from this progressive jackpot feature.
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Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot will be an estimated £208 million, after no player scooped Tuesday’s top prize.
The jackpot on Friday would be the largest prize the UK has seen, National Lottery operator Allwyn said.
The winning EuroMillions numbers on Tuesday were 12, 15, 38, 47, 48. The Lucky Stars are 05, 07.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn said: “We are now on the verge of potentially creating the biggest National Lottery winner this country has ever seen – making a single UK winner instantly richer than the likes of Adele and Dua Lipa while also landing them at the number one spot on The National Lottery’s biggest wins list.”
An anonymous UK ticket holder won the existing record jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022, while just two months earlier, Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, won £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on May 10 2022.
The UK’s third biggest win came after an anonymous ticket-holder scooped the £177 million jackpot in the draw on November 26 last year, while the biggest this year was £83 million in January.
To win the jackpot, the ticket holder must match all five main numbers, plus the two lucky stars.
Prizes are won for winning fewer numbers, including those matching two winning on average £2.72, and those matching four claiming £31.26
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USC reached deep into its bag of tricks Friday night in the Trojans’ 38–17 victory over Northwestern at L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
Early in the second quarter in a tie 7–7 game, the Trojans lined up to punt on fourth-and-6 with a player wearing No. 80—the same number as punter Sam Johnson—waiting to punt the ball away. When the ball was snapped, that player pulled the ball up and hurled it to the Northwestern sideline to connect with receiver Tanook Hines for a 10-yard pickup and a first down.
That player wearing No. 80 turned out to be third-string quarterback Sam Huard, not the punter Johnson. Huard changed his jersey number from No. 7 to No. 80 this week, and since USC doesn’t feature last names on the back of the jersey, everyone just assumed it was Johnson back to punt.
It fooled everyone in Los Angeles on Friday night—even play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti and analyst Robert Griffin III on the Fox broadcast.
USC even faked us out 😅

This was actually @uscfb third-string QB Sam Huard who subbed in wearing the same number as punter Sam Johnson!! https://t.co/V6FAU5PLuj
According to Fox Sports rules analyst Mike Pereira, the play shouldn’t have counted. The NCAA rulebook states that “two players playing the same position may not wear the same number during the game.”
“Huard was lined up as the punter,” Pereira told The Athletic, “so therefore that’s actually a 15-yard penalty because both he and Johnson lined up as the punter [in the game].”
Well, that’s no fun. But the play did stand in the game, and the Trojans rolled to a 38–17 win to improve to 7–2 on the season.
The Big Ten released an official statement on the fake punt controversy. In the statement the conference laid out what Pereira says above, that two players wearing the same number are not permitted to line up at the same position. But it does not specifically address whether a penalty should’ve been called on the play. The Big Ten did note it would continue to review the situation with USC and Northwestern.
“During Friday's Northwestern vs. Southern California football game, with 13:58 remaining in the second quarter (4th & 6), USC #80 (Huard) lined up 13 yards in the backfield within a punt formation and completed a 10-yard pass. A second USC #80 (Johnson) is listed on the Trojans roster and punted twice in the contest.

“NCAA Football Playing Rule 9, Section 2, Article 2 is labeled ‘Unfair Tactics', with paragraph ‘d' stating: ‘Two players playing the same position may not wear the same number during the game.' If a foul was identified when #80 (Johnson) entered the game as a punter, a Team Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty would have been assessed resulting in a 15-yard penalty from the previous spot. The Big Ten will continue to review the situation with both institutions.”
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The winning numbers in Friday’s EuroMillions have been revealed in the draw for the UK’s biggest ever lottery jackpot.
A record jackpot of £210m had been up for grabs in Friday’s draw if a single ticket-holder had managed to choose the winning numbers.
The winning numbers were announced as 20, 21, 29, 30, 35, while the Lucky Stars are 2 and 12. Players must correctly choose all seven numbers in order to win the jackpot.
However, it was announced later on Friday night that no winning tickets had been sold.
While the jackpot is now capped at £210m, any money in the next draw that would have gone into the jackpot will now boost prizes in the second tier, meaning multiple UK players could potentially bank large prizes for matching the five main numbers and one Lucky Star.
In Friday’s draw, seven players won the second-tier prize, entitling them to winnings of more than £2m each. A total of 18 ticket-holders correctly chose the main five numbers without a Lucky Star, a feat which could see them collect more than £17,000.
Tuesday’s draw of £199m would also have been a record-breaking jackpot, but no one held a winning ticket then either, with the jackpot now up for grabs once again in four days’ time.
“A win of this magnitude would create the biggest National Lottery winner this country has ever seen – making a single UK winner instantly richer than the likes of Dua Lipa and Harry Kane while also landing them at the number one spot on the National Lottery’s biggest wins list,” said Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn.
An anonymous UK ticket-holder won the existing record jackpot of £195m on 19 July 2022.
Just two months earlier Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, won £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on 10 May 2022.
The UK’s third biggest win came after an anonymous ticket-holder scooped the £177m jackpot in the draw on 26 November last year, while the biggest this year was £83m in January.
According to National Lottery, the winning code in Friday’s Millionaire Maker Selection raffle – which is included in all EuroMillions tickets – was VLWS75031, with one ticketholder set to win the £1m prize.
In other National Lottery draws on Friday night, the Thunderball – which has a top prize of £500,000 – drew winning numbers of 3, 14, 31, 32, 34. The Thunderball is a 6.
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