Licette Griffin of Greensboro recalled "buckling to the floor" after realizing she'd won a $1.16 million instant jackpot, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a July 25 news release.

The Oregon Lottery Commission will consider proposed rules Friday that aim to crack down on questionable ticket sale practices, protect the integrity of its games, and safeguard its ability to sell and profit from Mega Millions and Powerball. The rules, which are subject to a public comment period before a formal vote this fall, would:

Three lottery tickets bought at a deli in Union County matched all the winning numbers for Thursday’s $422,167 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot, officials said. The tickets were bought at Quick Stop Deli and Grill on Stuyvesant Avenue in Union Township.

A woman’s husband forgot to get lottery tickets. So, the wife bought her own — and won big. “I’ll have a little fun, take some trips and retirement will come sooner rather than later,” the wife told the South Carolina Education Lottery in a July 25 news release.

The $100,000 prize was from “ Millions ,” a $30 scratch ticket released in August 2022. One hundred and eighty of the $100,000 prizes have been claimed, with another 72 left to win. Two $15 million grand prizes have been claimed, with one remaining. The odds of winning the grand prize, according to The Lottery, is 1 in 6,048,000.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — An Elizabeth City man turned a $1 ticket into a $273,520 jackpot, according to the NC Education Lottery. The lucky ticket was for Multiplier Mania, one of the NC Education Lottery’s digital instant games. William Evans hit the game’s Gold Jackpot, beating the odds of 1 in 14 million.

The player hit the jackpot after stopping at a convenience store in the mountain town of Asheville. The lucky ticket was sold at Fastrac Markets Inc, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.