Steven Hill of Fayetteville tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket Friday and won a $120,000 jackpot.
Hill bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket from the Speedway on Raeford Road in Fayetteville. His ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing to win the jackpot. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Wednesday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $85,800.
Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Wednesday’s jackpot is $120,000.
For details on how $22.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference for Cumberland County education programs last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.