Vann Ray of Efland took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won the $953,275 jackpot in Tuesday’s drawing.
Ray bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket from Efland M-Mart on Mount Willing Road in Efland. He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $676,921.
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 $110,000.
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 $8.1 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Orange County in 2021, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.