Beaufort County woman celebrates $225,538 Cash 5 jackpot

January 4, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:00 PM

Laura Dorgan of Washington tried her luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $225,538 jackpot.

Dorgan purchased her lucky Quick Pick ticket from the Food Lion at Washington Square Mall in Washington. She matched all five white balls in the Dec. 3 drawing to win the jackpot.

Dorgan arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $160,696.

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.

The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598. Wednesday jackpot is $221,000.

6 COMMENTS

1/11/2023 10:14 - Sabrina D S.

Congrats!!

1/05/2023 08:49 - Larry H.

Good luck with your winning

1/05/2023 06:36 - Roger K.

Winners, Winners everywhere! But not little Ole me! Hope it will be real soon to win,would like to know the feeling of winning. Congratulations on your big win!

1/05/2023 06:21 - Ann W.

I am so happy for you and your winnings !

1/05/2023 12:42 - vanessa b.

Comgratulation

1/04/2023 07:42 - Tatiana D.

NCEL, can you, please, tell us more about second chance drawing on the X 100 the cash $20 game? I can't find any information on this.NC Lottery
Hi, Tatiana! The new 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket can be entered for entries in the 2022 Multiply The Cash second chance drawing until January 31st. After that, they'll be entered into the 2023 Multiply The Cash second chance drawing :) Hope this helps to clarify!

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Beaufort County woman celebrates $225,538 Cash 5 jackpot

January 4, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 1:00 PM

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