Michael Wildenberg of Raleigh is celebrating after he won half of a $643,796 Cash 5 jackpot.
His good fortune happened when he stopped by the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Creedmoor Road in Raleigh and bought a $1 Quick Pick ticket for Monday’s drawing.
He claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. His half of the jackpot is $321,898. After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $227,743. His ticket beat odds of one in 962,598 to win the jackpot.
The other winning Cash 5 ticket was sold at the Vapor Tobacco & More on East Marlboro Road in Farmville.
Cash 5 is a statewide draw game that gives players the chance to win a jackpot every single night. Tickets cost $1 and players can buy tickets at most lottery retailers or through Online Play on the lottery’s website. Jackpots start at $100,000.
Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $650 million a year for education. For details on how $65 million in lottery funds made a difference in Wake County last year, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website. https://www.nclottery.com.
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It's luck & not rigged. Since Mon been playing same numbers- they hit last night and twice this week. Me picking my own!