Worth McCraw of Rutherfordton stepped forward Friday as the third North Carolinian to win a third of a $1,007,160 Cash 5 jackpot.
McCraw’s lucky Quick Pick ticket beat odds of 1 in 962,598 to win part of the jackpot in the Nov. 4 drawing. He bought his lucky ticket at Walmart on Plaza Drive in Forest City.
He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. He received one third of the jackpot, $335,720. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $237,522.
Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Monday’s jackpot is $228,000.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through Online Play either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how $3.6 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Rutherford County in 2019, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.