A lucky Cash 5 ticket purchased at a Cumberland County convenience store scored the $1.2 million jackpot in Thursday’s drawing.
The winner bought the ticket at Speedway on Yadkin Road in Fayetteville and won $1,247,944. Thursday’s win ranks as the seventh highest jackpot won in Cash 5 history.
The ticket beat odds of 1 in 962,598 to match all five numbers in the drawing. The winning numbers in the drawing were: 2-20-27-35-40. The winner has 180 days to claim the jackpot.
Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Friday’s jackpot is $100,000.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. The other games are Powerball, Mega Millions, and Lucky for Life.
Draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.