Amy Bethea of High Point got the week off to a good start Monday by claiming a $515,087 Cash 5 jackpot.
Bethea, who bought the $1 Quick Pick ticket at the Main Way on South Main Street in High Point, beat odds of 1 in 749,398 to match all five numbers in the July 26 drawing.
After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $357,980.
Monday’s Cash 5 drawing has an estimated top prize of $120,000.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than half a billion dollars a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in Guilford County, click on the “For Education” section of the lottery’s website.