North Carolina Ticket Wins 2 Million Dollar Halloween Prize

Two lottery tickets sold in North Carolina delivered major prizes during the Halloween weekend, including a $2 million award in Cabarrus County and a $50,000 win in Union County. The prizes came from the October 31 drawing, while another drawing scheduled for November 2 carried an estimated top prize of $793 million.

According to the North Carolina lottery announcement published November 1, the $2 million ticket was purchased at Sam's Mart on N.C. 49 in Harrisburg. The ticket matched all five white balls, initially earning $1 million before a 2X multiplier doubled the payout.

The probability of matching all five white balls was listed as 1 in 11.6 million. The winner has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize.

A second winning ticket came from Stallion Monroe on U.S. 74 West in Monroe, Union County. The $2 ticket matched four white balls and the red ball, securing a $50,000 prize. The published probability for that combination was 1 in 913,129.

Meanwhile, Yahoo reported that the November 2 drawing carried an estimated top prize of $793 million, with a cash option of $339.9 million. The winning numbers had not yet been published when the November 3 report was prepared.

The previous top-prize winner was a single ticket holder in Illinois who collected $1.04 billion on August 12, 2026. That win marked the most recent jackpot payout before the November 2 drawing, according to the published report.

The next drawing was scheduled for Wednesday, November 4. Drawings take place three times weekly, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time, according to the published schedule.

Individual prizes vary according to the number combinations matched. Matching five white balls without the additional red ball earns $1 million, while matching four white balls and the red ball awards $50,000. The published prize structure also includes smaller payouts for other combinations.

The November 2 drawing's estimated $793 million prize represented one of the largest available awards in the game's history. The largest recorded prize was $2.04 billion, won in California on November 7, 2022, according to Yahoo's historical ranking.