William Taneyhill of Fairview tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $133,315 jackpot Monday night.
Taneyhill bought his lucky ticket using Online Play. His ticket matched all five numbers to win the jackpot. He split the $266,630 Cash 5 jackpot with another winning ticket purchased at a store in Spring Lake. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
Taneyhill claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Friday in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $95,321.
Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Monday’s jackpot is $279,000.
For details on how $11.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Buncombe County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.