Cash 5 jackpot presents 2nd largest ‘pot of gold’ in game’s history

March 17, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:06 PM

Cash 5 is bringing you a big “pot of gold” for St. Patrick’s Day!

The jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.6 million tonight, making it the second highest jackpot ever in game history.

The highest jackpot ever won was on June 3, 2017, at $1.7 million.

Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598.

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.

Remember, it only takes one ticket to win — Could you be the lucky one?

Only one way to find out!

14 COMMENTS

3/18/2021 02:22 - Gloria C.

Congratulations to the winners.

3/18/2021 08:41 - Michael B.

It’s only 8:30 am and 1-1-1 are blocked on pick 3. How does this happen ? NC Lottery
Hi Michael, sometimes with popular numbers, the “liability limit” is reached, meaning enough players have selected a number that the lottery must stop sales of that number for that draw. The reason for this is to ensure that the lottery could pay out the prize money should those numbers hit!

3/18/2021 07:22 - Mike S.

Hey LZ, how many entries are there in the 1st 2021 Multiply the Cash drawing and the next Colossal drawing? Thanks.NC Lottery
Hi Mike, so far there are 21,997,712 entries for 2021 Multiply The Cash and 1,568,271 entries for Colossal Cash. Good luck!

3/18/2021 07:13 - Karen L.

Congratulations

3/18/2021 06:29 - Sean S.

You should rename it, The North Carolina Educational Hustle.

3/18/2021 02:33 - Dorothy M.

It will be a online winner something you can’t tract to some person in a rural areA. Even if it’s online winner they should tell you the area where they live.

3/17/2021 11:01 - Narciso K.

292 million and 302 million to one odds to win Powerball and Mega Millions respectively. No thanks! For half the price of their tickets my odds of winning Carolina Cash 5 are hundreds of times better than either one.

3/17/2021 09:15 - William R.

I bought ten tickets so it's a major long shot. Fingers crossed obviously but someone get dat money!!

3/17/2021 06:51 - vanessa b.

St. Patrick. Bring. Me. Luck. Tonight

3/17/2021 06:08 - Steve B.

if you are poor, buy a lottery ticket, its the best opportunity you will ever get.

3/17/2021 05:29 - Mustapha D.

Hope, it'll be the Lucky day in my life...!

3/17/2021 05:18 - Tom a.

Best game by the NCEL jackpot odds are so much better than powerball or mega Really need luck to come my way If 16 million is not life changing you don t need to be playing just donate to your local PTA.

3/17/2021 04:57 - Douglas H.

We already got our "Luck O' the Irish" today Randomly played our fave pick 4 number and it came out this afternoon. 3 tickets for 50cents a piece turned into a Pot of Gold today :-) YIPPPPEEEE!! Snoopy Dance!!!

3/17/2021 03:22 - myron m.

Need that win !!!

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Cash 5 jackpot presents 2nd largest ‘pot of gold’ in game’s history

March 17, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:06 PM

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