Marjorie Grier of Charlotte tried her luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won $235,487.
Grier bought her lucky Quick Pick ticket from the Smoker’s Depot on South Tryon Street in Charlotte. She claimed her prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $167,220.
Grier was one of two winners who split the $470,974 Cash 5 jackpot in Thursday’s drawing. A Durham man claimed the other half on Friday.
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. Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Tuesday’s jackpot is $197,000.
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