Nasir Donuk and Gonul Nazari from Swansboro are the latest players to beat the odds of 1 in 749,398 to win the Cash 5 jackpot. They won $209,024 in Tuesday’s drawing.
Donuk and Nazari shared the prize as they claimed the jackpot on Wednesday.
- Donuk received $146,316 ($101,324 after taxes)
- Nazari received $62,707 ($43,424 after taxes)
They bought the $1 Quick Pick ticket at the Food Lion on West Corbett Avenue in Swansboro.
Ticket sales from games like Cash 5 made it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million for the state last year. For details on how more than $67.3 million in lottery funds has made a difference in Onslow County, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.