Ivan Da Silva and Marcelo Cremonese, both of Greensboro, cashed in on Friday’s $175,114 Cash 5 jackpot.
The roommates purchased their winning ticket using their own numbers from the Big Boys Market on West Market Street in Greensboro.
Da Silva and Cremonese claimed their prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. They split the jackpot and each took home $61,947 after required federal and state tax withholdings.
Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Tuesday’s jackpot is $165,000.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through Online Play either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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