Eric Newton of Winston-Salem took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won the $110,000 jackpot in the July 28 drawing.
Newton bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket using Online Play on the lottery’s website. He arrived at lottery headquarters Friday to collect his prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $78,111.
Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through a retail location or 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. Monday’s jackpot is $438,000.
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