Janna Jenkins of Canton had luck on her side when she won half of a $223,832 Cash 5 jackpot.
Jenkins bought the $1 Quick Pick ticket at George’s Mini Market on Old County Home Road in Asheville.
She beat odds of one in 749,398 to win Friday’s jackpot.
She claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. Her half of the jackpot is $111,916. After required state and federal tax withholdings, she took home $77,783.
James Darlington of Mint Hill claimed the other half of the Cash 5 jackpot. That winning ticket was sold at Earp’s Express on Brighton Park Drive in Charlotte.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $600 million dollars a year for education.
Congratulations Janna!
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