The numbers 8-8-8-8 in Sunday afternoon’s Carolina Pick 4 drawing added up to a $12.2 million win for lottery players, the most ever won in a single drawing in the game.
The drawing produced 3,151 winning tickets that matched all four numbers. The game’s top prize of $5,000 will go to players who hold one of the winning $1 tickets purchased for the drawing. A $2,500 prize will go to players who hold one of the winning 50 cent tickets.
The winning numbers are known as “Quads” among players of the Pick 4 game. Quads are some of the most popular combination of numbers played. The odds of matching all four numbers in a Pick 4 drawing are 1 in 10,000.
Lucky winners can begin visiting lottery claim centers all across the state Monday to get their prizes. Winners have 180 days to claim their prizes.
Due to the large number of winners, players should expect extended waiting times to complete their claims if they choose to visit a regional office on Monday or Tuesday. Players must bring a Photo ID and proof of their Social Security number to complete their claims. Prizes can also be claimed by mail. Winners who bought their lucky tickets with Online Play must claim their prizes online.
The $12.2 million in prizes set a new record of prizes won in a single Pick 4 drawing. The previous record Pick 4 win occurred on Nov. 13, 2021 when the numbers 0-0-0-0 paid out $10.3 million in prizes.
Drawings in the Carolina Pick 4 game are held twice a day, at 3 p.m. and at 11:22 p.m. Players can either pick their own numbers or select a Quick Pick by allowing the lottery terminal to generate a set of four numbers for them. Tickets can be purchased at any retail location where lottery tickets are sold or on the lottery’s website with Online Play accounts.
The Pick 4 game ranks as one of the lottery’s most popular games and helps to raise more than $1 billion a year for education programs in North Carolina. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in North Carolina, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.