Ricky Nunnery Jr., of Sanford, recently stopped by the Wink Mart on Deep River Road where he purchased a $10 ticket for the $1,000,000 Triple Play game, according to a release from the NC Education Lottery. It was money well spent, too, as he landed the first top prize in the newly-launched game.

A lottery player is set to get richer after scoring a massive jackpot prize in North Carolina. The player bought a Carolina Cash 5 ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the July 14 drawing, making it worth $439,226, results show. The winning numbers: 14-21-31-33-39.

A Powerball player in North Carolina won $50,000, just missing the $102 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday ...

Lucky North Carolina lottery ticket matched Cash 5 drawing numbers to hit the jackpot. Charlotte-area winner bought it in Concord, hasn’t claimed big prize yet.

“I’m tickled to death with this,” Ricky Nunnery Jr. of Sanford said, as he saw a dream become a reality on Friday. Nunnery won the first $1 million top prize in a new lottery game. Congrats on the win, Ricky! Read more ️ https://t.co/UfwadcyBFz pic.twitter.com/4K53793KNj

Brothers from North Carolina scored a $1 million Virginia lottery win with a $20 scratch-off ticket, lottery officials said. They plan to split the winnings.