Someone In North Carolina Won A Million Dollars, Do They Know It?

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.

There are some states that are luckier than others. There is no doubt about it. North Carolina made the list of 15 lucky states in the United States, according to OLBG. Everyone has fantasized about winning the lottery, whether it's the Mega Millions or the Powerball. Whether you're planning a lavish vacation, buying a house, treating a loved one, giving to charity, or all of the above, when we buy a ticket we always have a little bit of hope and our imaginations go wild when we hear about the unclaimed winning ticket...

When it comes to winning big on the lottery, which states are the luckiest? To determine where in America has the greatest likelihood of winning the big bucks, OLBG analyzed all lottery winners in the U.S. with a jackpot of $300 million or more. You can see the top 15 states below.

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.

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.

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.