On Saturday, William Hughes of Madison purchased a $1 Cash 5 ticket that won him a $110,000 jackpot.
“It feels wonderful,” he said as he claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
Hughes, who works hauling cars, purchased his winning Quick Pick ticket for Saturday’s drawing from Checkers Grill And Grocery on West Academy Street in Madison.
After required federal and state tax withholdings, Hughes took home $77,825.
He plans to buy some new equipment for his towing business and “pay some bills off.”
Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Monday’s jackpot is $110,000.
The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through Online Play either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
Ticket sales from 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 helped all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.