Your North Carolina Education Lottery questions answered Van Denton, Communications Director, joined 2 Wants to Know to discuss how the money is beneficial and what some of the biggest prizes are players can win. Author: WFMY News 2 Staff Published: 8:58 PM EDT July 2, 2021 Updated: 9:05 PM EDT July 2, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. — For the last 15 years, the North Carolina Education Lottery has raised $8 billion for education programs. The NC Education Lottery started on March 30, 2006. The lottery raises $2 million each day on average for educati...