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Asheville man enjoys $1 million Mega Millions win

May 31, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:15 PM
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Peter Eckel of Asheville tried his luck on a $2 Mega Millions ticket and won a $1 million prize.

Eckel bought his lucky ticket for the April 23 drawing from Enmarket on Tunnel Road in Asheville. His ticket matched all five white balls to win the $1 million prize. The odds of that win are 1 in 12.6 million.

He arrived at lottery headquarters Thursday to claim his prize and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $715,001.

The jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is $522 million as an annuity, or $241.4 million in cash. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

Mega Millions is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

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6/03/2024 07:59 - Frankie S.

Congratulations, but again no winners in Burgaw, Pender County, NC 28425NC Lottery
Hey there, Frankie! We've seen several winners in Burgaw, including a couple of $5,000 winners in April and May this year: https://nclottery.com/Winner?id=311287 and https://nclottery.com/Winner?id=310441. Pender County also saw a $5 million winner last November: https://nclottery.com/NewsBlogDetails/2023/11/2/Pender-County-man-bags-5-million-lottery-prize and a Fast Play jackpot winner in 2022: https://nclottery.com/NewsBlogDetails/2022/2/26/Fast-Play-jackpot-won-Saturday-in-Pender-County. No matter where you play, your odds of winning are the same - it just takes a lot of luck!

6/02/2024 02:33 - Joe S.

Congratulations from Charlotte!!! :)

6/01/2024 12:46 - Mary S.

Where's the winners in rowan county.Not seeing any. This has to be rigged. NC Lottery
Hi Mary, actually Rowan county has seen quite a few winners over the last few years. looking at the reports of winners that have claimed over $600, for draw games it's 273, and for scratch-offs 2,149.

5/31/2024 09:53 - Vivian p.

Congratulations Peter on your Winnings. Enjoy

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