James Smith of Pinehurst took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $100,000 jackpot in the Jan. 29 drawing.
Smith bought his lucky ticket from Circle H on Beverly Lane in Southern Pines. He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,010.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through a retail location or Online Play, either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Thursday’s jackpot is $221,000.
Ticket sales from draw games such as Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $900 million a year for education. For details on how $4.8 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Moore County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.