When last I had checked the NC lottery office was closed until April 29 and you couldn’t collect until it reopened. I checked today to see if it would be closed even longer since the governor extended the shutdown. I was pleasantly surprised to see, undoubtedly due to public pressure, that they now have some process to let you collect without actually going in to the office. Good. I’m sure that many in NC who have won big bucks on scratch offs or the cash five are happy.