Antoni Mozdzen of Monroe took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket Sunday night and won a $130,000 jackpot.
Mozdzen bought his lucky ticket from the Circle K on West Franklin Street in Monroe. His ticket matched all five numbers to win the jackpot. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize on Monday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $92,950.
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. Tuesday’s jackpot is $110,000.
For details on how $16.2 million raised by the lottery made a difference for Union County education programs last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.