Winning online contests and lottery

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Education Lottery said its new daytime numbers drawing is off to a good start. The lottery began a second daily “Carolina Pick 3″ on Monday afternoon. The game started in October 2006 with a drawing at night. The game’s top prize is $500.

Bobbie Eckert of Sharpburg and Helga Williams of Marietta are both planning for the retirement after big lottery wins.

HILO, Hawaii (AP) _ Big Island police are warning the public about a lottery scam. Captain Steven Guillermo says a Pahoa woman received a letter claiming to be from the accounting manager of “Fantastic Worldwide Sweepstakes and Lotteries.’’

BOSTON — Treasure Tim Cahill and the state Lottery announced a new $20 limited edition Red Sox World Series scratch ticket Monday at Fenway Park.

Gibraltar keeps attracting lottery scams, with people receiving well-printed and genuine-looking letters about the millions waiting to be collected. It is tempting. Only they are scams.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—-California Lottery players have a chance at two jackpots worth a combined $160 million tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s MEGA Millions jackpot has rolled to $135 million and is the largest jackpot in the nation.

The Massachusetts Lottery and the Boston Red Sox unveiled a new $20 Red Sox scratch ticket at Fenway Park yesterday, in a move that lottery officials hope will continue to drive up revenue for cities and towns.