Debra Menne of Raeford is celebrating after she won a $219,414 Cash 5 jackpot.
Menne’s good fortune happened when she stopped by Nic’s Pic Kwik on Main Street in Wagram and bought a Quick Pick ticket for Saturday’s drawing. The ticket beat odds of one in 749,398 to win the jackpot.
She claimed the prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $154,684.
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 or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com.
Ticket sales from draw games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 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 “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.