Eric McMichael of Concord is celebrating after he won a $231,159 Cash 5 jackpot.
His good fortune happened when he stopped by the Food Lion on Concord Parkway in Concord and bought a Quick Pick ticket for the June 14 Drawing.
McMichael claimed the jackpot Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $162,972.
The $1 ticket beat odds of one in 749,398 to win the drawing.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million dollars a year for education. For details on how $13.4 million raised by the lottery supported education programs in Cabarrus County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website, https://www.nclottery.com.