About North Carolina ( NC )Lottery

After the establishment of North Carolina State Lottery Act by then Governor, Mike Easley, North Carolina Education Lottery, which is also shortly known as NCEL has been inaugurated. It is one of the youngest Lotteries in the United States, being enacted in 2005. The North Carolina State Lottery Act has appointed a Lottery Commission which consists of nine members, who are responsible for the conduction of all operations regarding this Education Lottery. Each and every penny of the NC lottery goes directly to the state’s education. Since its inception, the North Carolina Lottery has generated a whopping amount of 5.5 dollars in revenue. 

According to the law, all the revenue funds are contributed to the salary payments of teachers for k-3 grades, construction of schools, need-based financial aid to colleges, and pre-kindergarten. The state Lottery act of North Carolina plans and executes the usage of the revenue for educational purposes. The North Carolina lottery has been contributing a substantial amount of money to various educational causes. The NC lottery stands for integrity and honesty in all their business operations. Seven percent of the proceeds are paid to the retailers in the form of commissions. Fifty percent of the revenue is paid to the players who pick the right NC lottery winning numbers. Eight percent goes as the cost of sales and the remaining thirty-five percent goes to the educational purposes and welfare. 

Games:

The North Carolina Education Lottery has a wide variety of games on offer. All these lottery games are fun and entertaining to play. Make sure that you keep an eye on North Carolina Lottery results after playing the games. Let’s have a look at the famous games that are being offered by the North Carolina Lottery: 

Pick 3 Evening: Being introduced on October 6^th 2006, Pick 3 evening is drawn every day. This game involves the drawing of three balls, which are numbered from 0 to 9. Players have to purchase the game with 50 cents. An alternative model is to pay $1 which consists of two options that are Exact wager and Any wager. 

Hot Lotto: This lottery game costs $1 per each game. The players need to select five numbers from a pool of 1 to 47 and one number from a pool of 1 to 19. 

Lotto America: This lottery game is drawn twice a week, each on every Wednesday and Sunday. A player should choose five balls from a set of 1 to 52 numbers and one ball from a set of 1 to 10. 

Mega Millions: On January 31^st, 2010, Mega millions has become a part of the game collection at North Carolina Education Lottery. This game is drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 11 pm. 

Powerball: Being introduced on May 31st, 2006, Powerball has become one of the crowd favorites at the North Carolina Lottery. Players must select numbers from two pools, the first pool involves the picking of 5 North Carolina Winning numbers ranging from 1 to 69, whereas the second pools involves the picking of red powerball with a number ranging from 1 to 26.

For details of North Carolina lottery and latest news visit North Carolina Lottery Official Website