Levi Graves of Climax is celebrating after he won a $110,000 Cash 5 jackpot.
Graves bought the winning Quick Pick ticket at Surya Merchant on Liberty Road in Greensboro. It beat odds of one in 962,598 to match all five numbers in Saturday’s drawing.
Graves claimed the jackpot Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $77,825.
Cash 5 is a statewide draw game that gives players the chance to win a jackpot every single night. Jackpots start at $100,000. 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 $33.2 million in lottery funds made a difference in Guilford County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.