Family of seven gets lucky with Cash 5 jackpot win

June 21, 2019 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:22 PM

The family that plays together wins together! Seven lucky members of the Knudsen family can vouch for that. Together they won a $777,769 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot.

The family of seven purchased the lucky $1 Quick Pick ticket for the June 11 drawing at Taz’s on South Wilmington Street in Raleigh.

The Knudsen family claimed their prizes Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. They shared the $777,769 jackpot seven ways. After required state and federal tax withholdings, they took home the following:

Karl Knudsen of Raleigh: $22,011
John Knudsen of Raleigh: $88,044
Karen Debnam of Raleigh: $88,044
Kristin Koegel of Clayton: $88,044
Katherine Knudsen of Cary: $88,044
Kristoffer Knudsen of Raleigh: $88,044
Kathy Knudsen of Raleigh: $88,044

Cash 5 is a statewide draw game that gives players the chance to win a jackpot every single night. Tickets cost $1 and players can buy tickets at most lottery retailers and through Online Play on the lottery’s website. The jackpot for Friday’s Cash 5 drawing is $436,000.

22 COMMENTS

6/25/2019 01:46 - Merline B.

Wish you good luck on your win Seven in one family really needs it Take care and God Bless.

6/24/2019 09:57 - Linda J.

Congratulations... that's how you do it... you split it amongst the family, so everyone can enjoy the wealth. SMART

6/24/2019 09:56 - Darryl B.

Im so excited and happy for this family now that they have won a good amount od money and I really and truly do believe that they could really use it as well as myself.Congratulations to them all.

6/24/2019 03:06 - stan m.

Today there was a winner in the Cash 5 lottery. 31,152 people won at least $1.00. Do you publish figures on exactly how many numbers are bought on a given day for this lottery ? I'm sure there is more people losing then winning. Thank you from Alexander County.NC Lottery
Hi Stan, It's no secret that it takes a lot of luck to win a prize -- of any size! We don't have those numbers on-hand, but are happy to share them. Just email your request to player.info@lotterync.net and someone will work to gather those reports.

6/24/2019 02:54 - Chevette M.

Poor Karl...bless his heart for allowing his family to have more!

6/23/2019 04:21 - Twanda B.

Congrats!$$$$

6/23/2019 11:38 - Berry B.

Much love to the Family ??

6/23/2019 11:32 - Barbara G.

Awesome I love this. Family ties.

6/23/2019 08:44 - Kevin J.

Tony P. You cannot be serious. Please let us all know, that your question was a joke. SMH.

6/23/2019 05:33 - PATRICIA C.

They are blessed to win.

6/22/2019 09:40 - michael r.

Karl must of owed state money. At least he got some of it.

6/22/2019 04:39 - Victoria W.

Why did you put that wrong message up there about pick 4? When I went to the website to check my numbers and read this message: Congratulations to Pick 4 Winners! You have 180 days to claim your winnings. Please note you may experience long wait-times at claim centers for a few days following a high payout event, including Saturday’s mid-day draw of four 1’s. I was happy until I saw that it wasn't the 1's it was the 0's. I played the 1's, how misleading.NC Lottery
Hi Victoria, we apologize for that. I've alerted the web team to correct the banner. Today's Pick 4 draw was 0-0-0-0.

6/22/2019 02:33 - James H.

Congratulations Family.

6/22/2019 11:20 - Brenda S.

Nice win. Good luck with the winnings.

6/22/2019 04:52 - Gary C.

Congratulations on the win. It looks like Karl got a quarter share.

6/22/2019 12:30 - jennie h.

Congratulations to all of you, that's great. Karl must be the Dad, and took the least amount to help his kids out ????

6/21/2019 08:06 - JIM B.

Karl must be the youngest of the group. I am sure he put in his 14 cents. Poor child!

6/21/2019 06:15 - roberta n.

Congratulations Knudsen Family. So happy for you all. What a wonderful family blessing.

6/21/2019 04:52 - Tony P.

I purchased 5 of the MGM $25,000,000 Casino Cash tickets number 8-12. I did not anything, the ticket states the odds are 1 in 3.45, with that been said with 5 tickets purchased in numerical order why wasn’t 1 a winner. NC Lottery
Hi Tony, winning and non-winning tickets are distributed at random throughout the entire printing run of the game, not just within packs. Odds of 1 in 4 do not guarantee a win if you buy 4 tickets in a row. It simply means that 25% of all of the ticket printed contain at least a break-even prize. We wish you good luck.

6/21/2019 03:37 - Michael B.

Is there a new draw game NC might adapt ? like Cash 4 Life its currently in surrounding states lottery like VA,NY,FL,And MDNC Lottery
Hi Michael, at this time there are no plans to adapt a new draw game!

6/21/2019 03:34 - Brent W.

Congratulations ?? @NCEL Why didnt one person only get $22,011 not the same as the rest of the Family?NC Lottery
Hi Brent, after the taxes were taken out the family chose how to share the prize.

6/21/2019 03:12 - Richelle S.

Karl must have drawn the short straw...lol Congrats to the family on the lucky win!!

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Family of seven gets lucky with Cash 5 jackpot win

June 21, 2019 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:22 PM

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