RALEIGH – Larry Perry of Garner matched all five numbers in Thursday’s Carolina Cash 5 drawing and won the $298,059 jackpot.
Perry purchased the lucky Quick Pick ticket, which beat odds of 1 in 575,757, at the Kroger on Timber Drive in Garner. After state and federal taxes were withheld, he received a check for $206,257.
Ticket sales have made it possible for the lottery to raise more than $3.3 billion for the state. Net proceeds are used for prekindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds, teachers’ salaries in grades K-3, school construction, digital learning initiatives, need-based college scholarships and financial aid.
For details on how more than $233.6 million in lottery funds have made a difference in Wake County, click on the “Where the Money Goes” tab on the lottery’s website.