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 slot reporting threshold is governed by an IRS regulation, so the change will not go into effect until the agency updates its rules.

A lucky gambler walked away from a Las Vegas casino with a big jackpot prize. The player sat at a Dragon Cash slot machine at the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa, the casino said in a July 22 post on X,

LANSING, MI -- A Washtenaw County woman didn’t expect to win much money when she played the Fantasy 5 game on July 12. However, when she scanned her ticket, the player learned she’d won way more than she imagined.

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.

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.

A $422,167 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot was hit on Thursday, July 24, on three separate tickets sold at a Union County shop.

“Something just told me to play that one,” he recalled. “I’m stoked.” It ended up paying off for Evans with a $273,520 jackpot. After taxes, Evans took home $196,251 which he says he plans to spend on buying himself his own place.