Eddie Sasser of Arden took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $100,000 prize.
Sasser bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket for the May 29 drawing using Online Play. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Thursday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,500.
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. Friday’s jackpot is $100,000.
For details on how $11.3 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Buncombe County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.