Kimberly Corns of Belews Creek is the winner of the Jan. 4 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot of $100,000.
Corns’ Quick Pick ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing, beating odds of 1 in 962,598. She bought her lucky ticket at 4 Brothers on Main Street in Walkertown.
Corns claimed her prize Thursday. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $70,751.
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 Thursday’s drawing is $110,000.
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.