- Here is a timeline over the years of the NC Lottery:
- February 13, 2006-First retail equipment installed
- March 6, 2006-First retailer trained
- March 9, 2006-First scratch off tickets unveiled
- March 10, 2006-Tickets delivered to warehouse
- March 18, 2006 -4000th retailer installed
- March 27, 2006-Lottery advertising begins
- March 28, 2006-Instant tickets shipped to all approved retailers
- March 30, 2006-Education lottery begins retail sales
- March 30, 2006-Education lottery website live
- March 31, 2006-First $100,000 winner comes to Headquarters
- February 26, 2009-Surpassed $3 billion in sales
- March 31, 2009-Highest transfer to date - $114 million
- May 28, 2010-First Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold in Greensboro
- April 25, 2013-Lottery transfers $120.6 million for education to the state, bringing life-to-date transfers to over $2.8 billion.
- May 18, 2013-Powerball jackpot reaches a record $590.5 million.