Meredith Lee of Holly Springs is the winner of last Wednesday’s Carolina Cash 5 jackpot of $646,339.
Lee bought her lucky Quick Pick ticket at the Harris Teeter on Pisgah Church Road in Greensboro. She claimed her winnings Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $457,285.
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. Tuesday’s jackpot is $256,000.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $700 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have helped all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website. https://www.nclottery.com.