Anthony Vallone of Waxhaw took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $352,048 jackpot.

Vallone bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket for the Nov. 5 drawing from Stallion Waxhaw on Cuthbertson Road in Waxhaw. The odds of matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598.

He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, Vallone took home $253,514.

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. Thursday’s jackpot is $208,000.

Education programs in Union County received $21.8 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.