Denise Hill of Nashville is celebrating after she won a $110,000 Cash 5 jackpot.
Hill’s good fortune started when she stopped at the Circle K on Dortches Boulevard in Rocky Mount and bought a Quick Pick ticket for the Cash 5 drawing on Nov. 29.
Her ticket beat odds of one in 962,598 to win the jackpot.
She claimed the prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $77,551.
Cash 5 is a statewide draw game that gives players the chance to win a jackpot every single night. Tickets cost $1 and players can buy tickets at most lottery retailers or through Online Play on the lottery’s website.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website. https://www.nclottery.com.