505 licensed Food Lion locations across 241 cities in North Carolina.
Food Lion has more licensed lottery locations in North Carolina than any other chain — about 7% of all licensed retailers statewide.
505 Food Lion locations officially licensed to sell lottery tickets in North Carolina, sourced directly from the state's official open-data portal.
Every Food Lion location listed above holds a valid license from the North Carolina Lottery to sell tickets, meaning the store has passed the state's retailer requirements and reports its lottery sales the same way any other licensed dealer does. As a national or regional chain, Food Lion locations tend to offer fairly consistent hours and a full lineup of whatever draw games and scratch-offs North Carolina currently runs, though exact selection and hours vary a bit store-to-store — it's always worth a quick call if you're timing a purchase around a jackpot deadline.
None of the 505 Food Lion locations in North Carolina currently show a documented winning-ticket sale in LotteryMap's records. That just reflects what's been tracked so far — every Food Lion store sells the same tickets, at the same odds, as any other licensed retailer in North Carolina.
If a ticket from one of these locations pays off, small prizes can usually be cashed right at the register where you bought it. Larger prizes require a trip to an official North Carolina Lottery claim center with the signed ticket and a government-issued photo ID — the store itself won't be able to pay out a jackpot-sized win. For the full picture of what happens after a big win in North Carolina, including tax withholding and anonymity rules, see the North Carolina retailer directory.