Jimmie Smith of Vale is the lucky winner of the Feb. 19 Cash 5 jackpot of $110,000.
Smith’s good luck started when she bought a Cash 5 ticket through Online Play on the lottery’s website. Her ticket beat odds of 1 in 962,598.
Smith claimed the jackpot Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $77,825.
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. Jackpots start at $100,000. Tuesday’s jackpot is $348,000.
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 $9.5 million in lottery funds made a difference in Catawba County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.