Tu Ung of Harrisburg is celebrating after he won a $377,301 Cash 5 jackpot.
Ung beat odds of 1 in 749,398 to match all five numbers in the Dec. 10 drawing.
He claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $262,228.
Ung bought the $1 Quick Pick ticket online. Players have three ways to buy tickets for draw games like Cash 5. They can go to their favorite retailer, they can Play at the Pump, or they can join the lottery’s Player’s Club and buy them online. To learn more go to www.nclottery.com/play
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.