Raffle
Merry Millionaire Raffle
Ticket sales begin at 5:00am November 14th and will end when the last ticket has been sold or at 2:00am on December 27th, whichever comes first. The final drawing for winning numbers will be held on December 27th! Purchasing your ticket early will enable you to participate in our $10,000 Weekly Bonus Drawings!
Join the Merriment!
How To Play
• Purchase a $20 Merry Millionaire Raffle ticket.
• Sign the back of your ticket and save it!
• Look for drawing results for Weekly BonusDrawings and the final drawing.
How Do The Bonus Drawings Work?
Four weeks of excitement will begin November 21st with the first Weekly Bonus Drawing. Any tickets purchased from the first day of sales up to the time of each bonus drawing will automatically be entered to win 1 of 2 ten thousand dollar ($10,000) prizes awarded at that drawing. Tickets carry over throughout the drawing process, so the earlier you purchase your ticket, the more chances you have to win!
How Will The Winning Raffle Tickets Be Selected?
The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is very serious about the security and integrity of our games. The winning numbers will be selected by a computerized random number generator. The random number generator software has been certified using widely accepted statistical analysis formulas by Gaming Laboratories International, an outside gaming device and systems testing laboratory. As with all NCEL drawings, representatives of the NCEL's Security Department and an external auditor will be present to conduct and certify the drawing.
Are You A Winner?
Once the drawings are complete, check your ticket through the following resources:
• NCEL website at nc-educationlottery.org
• Any local lottery retailer
• NCEL Player Hotline 877-962-7529
How Do I Claim My Winnings?
Prizes of $100 can be claimed at your local lottery retailer. Prizes from $1,000 to $10,000 can be claimed at any NCEL Regional Claim Center. Prizes $100,000 and greater must be claimed in person at NCEL Headquarters.
Game Information
1. Tickets are $20 each.
2. Tickets will automatically print from the terminal with unique Entry Numbers issued in sequential order as they are sold around the state. Playerswho purchase multiple tickets might not receivesequentially numbered tickets.
3. Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) MerryMillionaire Raffle tickets will be available for sale for a limited time. No additional tickets will beavailable for purchase when all 500,000 ticketsare sold.
4. There will be a total of four (4) Weekly BonusDrawings and one (1) Final Grand prize drawing. (Drawing dates are subject to change).
5. All tickets sold prior to a drawing are automaticallyentered in that drawing, including those selectedas winners in the weekly bonus drawings.
6. Final drawing odds of winning will vary based onthe number of tickets sold. Bonus drawing odds of winning will vary based on the number of ticketssold at the close of sales for each drawing.
7. Each Merry Millionaire Raffle ticket will containonly one (1) Entry Number made up of six (6)digits. Players cannot select their own EntryNumber, it will be computer generated.
8. Merry Millionaire Raffle tickets cannot becancelled.
9. Prize claims on Merry Millionaire Raffle tickets aresubject to validation rules of the NCEL.
10. Players must retain their original MerryMillionaire Raffle ticket or Exchange ticket to claimany prizes won. To win, players must match theirnumber exactly to the numbers drawn.
11. The purchaser of a Merry Millionaire Raffle ticketshall be solely responsible for verifying accuracy,legibility and condition of the data printed on theirticket at the time of purchase.
12. Prizes must be claimed within 180 calendardays of each drawing.
13. For all drawings, tickets purchased up until2:00am (close of sales) are eligible for that day’sdrawing.
14. See Merry Millionaire Raffle Game Rules forfurther details.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the winning numbers posted on this website are accurate; however, no valid claim may be based on information contained herein. In the event of a discrepancy between the numbers posted on this website and the official winning numbers, the official winning numbers as certified by the Multi-State Lottery Association and/or the NCEL shall control.