Samantha Cooper Bulluck of Rocky Mount is the winner of Saturday’s Carolina Cash 5 jackpot of $342,753.
The lucky ticket was purchased at the EP Mart located on Glenview Road in Enfield. She claimed her winnings at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $242,499.
Cash 5 is a statewide draw game that gives players the chance to win a jackpot every single night. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are one in 962,598. Tickets cost $1 and players can buy tickets at most lottery retailers or through Online Play on the lottery’s website. Thursday’s jackpot is $196,000.
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.