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Carolina Cash 5 jackpot largest of 2012

August 22, 2012 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:00 AM
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Estimated at $737,000 for Wednesday's drawing, the Cash 5 jackpot is the largest players have had the chance to win this year. The jackpot has been rolling since it was won in back-to-back drawings on Aug. 11 and 12. The odds of a ticket matching all five numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 575,757.

If a single ticket were to win the jackpot Wednesday, it would be one of the largest Cash 5 jackpots ever awarded to an individual winner. In 2006, a Brunswick County player won $731,836. Last April, a Charlotte player won $773,609. The top Cash 5 jackpot winner in NCEL history is a Greenville player who won $856,998 in November of 2007.

Interest in jackpot games has been high this year. Just last week, Powerball made national headlines. In March, the Mega Millions jackpot set the world record. Overshadowed in the excitement of that historic run was the Cash 5 jackpot, which rolled all the way to $701,751 before being split by three lucky tickets in the March 29 drawing.

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8/27/2012 04:08 - NC Lottery

@ KHYYAMM - Usually with a game such as Carolina Cash 5 with a rolling jackpot, there's just one drawing per day. With games like Pick 3 and Pick 4, the top prize is always the same, so having multiple drawings in one day gives folks a chance to play the way that works best for them.

8/27/2012 10:58 - KYM B.

I think that the Cash5 should be drawn midday. To have a large prize available in the afternoon would be nice.

8/24/2012 09:43 - YVONNE G.

I am so excited about the win for life tickets. I pray I win on one of them. Everybody good luck. Yvonne Gallowasy

8/22/2012 06:34 - Candy W.

Let win some money!

8/22/2012 06:06 - Sharaymia p.

I feel my time has come to win tonight when the drawing is done for Carolina Cash 5!! It would be a blessing and a great honey moon present for my wedding of next year, and I would donate to a charity and my church. Good luck everyone!!!!

8/22/2012 12:31 - Teresa J.

BOY OH BOY OH BOY! I WisH I COULD WIIN SOMETIME!

8/22/2012 10:45 - kenneth F.

ITS WOULD BE GREAT TO BE A WINNER. I PLAY ALL THE TIME MAYBE THIS WILL BE MY LUCK DAY.

8/22/2012 10:38 - APRIL C.

Wow,big money!! Good luck to all that play!! Although I must say I'm hoping for a little more luck to fall my way! :-)

8/21/2012 06:40 - Teresa J.

I Play the cash 5 0n the lucky zone and can sometimes get 2 or three numbers i wish that i could win the jackpot using my makebelieve numbes on the lucke zone just for fun games. That would be awsome. I want to say good luke to whomever wins!!!!!!!!!!

8/21/2012 04:53 - Roger K.

I'm wishing it will be me who will win tonights drawing. wife has lost her job, me on disability. Would be a nice chunk of change for us. What a nice story to tell, wife lost job, win cash5.

8/21/2012 04:37 - Patti K.

Lord, I am praying my lucky numbers are selected. I have been playing them for over a year or more now and I am praying my time is near. It would be nice if it was TONIGHT :)

8/21/2012 03:25 - James L.

I have this feelin its my time

8/21/2012 12:25 - Candy W.

It time for NC to hit the power ball jackpot or mega jackpot!

8/20/2012 04:59 - Patti K.

I pray my lucky numbers hit the jackpot. I could use it :) Congrats to all the winners so far! I am praying for my lucky breakthrough :)

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