Danny Lloyd of Durham took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $345,269 jackpot.
Lloyd bought his lucky ticket for the Dec. 18 drawing from the Family Fare on Roxboro Street in Durham. The odds of matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, Lloyd took home $248,628.
Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Friday’s jackpot is $242,000.
Education programs in Durham County received $13.6 million in support from lottery funds last year. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.