Daniel Bauman Jr. of Rocky Mount tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket on Friday and won a $319,149 jackpot.
Bauman bought his lucky ticket from the Circle K on Sunset Avenue in Rocky Mount. His ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing to win the jackpot. The odds of matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Monday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $228,990.
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 the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Monday’s jackpot is $120,000.
Nash County has received $50 million in grants with money raised by the lottery to build new schools. For details on other ways money from the lottery made a difference for education programs in Nash County, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.