Come out come out wherever you are.  Someone in North Carolina won a million dollars, do they know it? Everyone knows the billion dollars went to some lucky someone in Maine, but there is a million-dollar winner out there that has six months to claim their prize.

The million dollar winning ticket was bought at the Kwick Mart on Albemarle Rd in Charlotte.  Chances are so slim but can and did happen.  The chances of winning the million dollar prize  is one in 12.6 million.  To get the winning number and get more details about this story, check out the information in the Charlotte Observer. 

Just recently a man in Waynesville, North Carolina discovered he won a million dollars after finding a lost ticket.  His wife put purchased tickets at the bottom of her purse, checked the ones she located but found the winning ticket a little later.  Not sure how many unclaimed lottery tickets and winnings there are out there but don’t be that person.  If you took the time and effort to purchase the ticket, be sure and check the numbers. Someone in North Carolina won a million dollars, do they know it?

Here is even more information about the winning tickets bought in Charlotte, North Carolina by the North Carolina Education Lottery.

North Carolina Is One Of The Luckiest States For The Lottery

• 15. Tennessee

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  15

  Tennessee

  2

  $582.4 million

  $291.2 million

• 14. Rhode Island

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  14

  Rhode Island

  1

  $210 million

  $210 million

• 13. Vermont

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  13

  Vermont

  1

  $208.4 million

  $208.4 million

• 12. California

  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.

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  12

  California

  11

  $2.95 billion

  $190.5 million

• 11. Florida

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  11

  Florida

  5

  $1.4 billion

  $280 million

• 10. New York

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  10

  New York

  6

  $1.3 billion

  $216.7 million

• 9. Wisconsin

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  9

  Wisconsin

  2

  $702.1 million

  $351.05 million

• 8. Arizona

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  8

  Arizona

  3

  $795.6 million

  $265.2 million

• 7. New Jersey

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  7

  New Jersey

  9

  $1.3 billion

  $144 million

• 6. Michigan

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  6

  Michigan

  3

  $1.09 billion

  $363.3 million

• 5. Maryland

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  5

  Maryland

  4

  $868.8 million

  $217.2 million

• 4. Illinois

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  4

  Illinois

  5

  $1.3 billion

  $260 million

• 3. Indiana

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  3

  Indiana

  3

  $985.8 million

  $328.6 million

• 2. North Carolina

  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.

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  2

  North Carolina

  2

  $1.1 billion

  $550 million

• 1. 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.

  Rank

  State

  Times won

  Total amount won

  Avg. amount won per winning ticket

  1

  New Hampshire

  2

  $693.7 million

  $346.85 million

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