Young Suh of Fayetteville said he plans to make his wife’s dream of owning a house come true after he won a $1,124,366 Cash 5 jackpot.

“I can’t wait to give her the deed that has her name on it,” Suh said. “This is wonderful.”

Suh’s good fortune started when he stopped at the Sunoco-Ramsey Street on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville and bought some Quick Pick Cash 5 tickets for Thursday’s drawing. He checked the numbers the next morning when he woke up.

“I checked the first ticket and only got one number,” Suh said. “When I got to the last ticket, and saw that I had all five numbers, I started laughing and ran to tell my wife. I just couldn’t believe it.”

Suh claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $795,489. His ticket beat odds of one in 962,598 to win the jackpot.

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. The jackpot for tonight’s drawing is $100,000.

Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website. https://www.nclottery.com.