Franklin Dunn of Fuquay-Varina took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $268,913 jackpot on Wednesday.
Dunn bought his lucky ticket from Chalybeate Store on U.S. 401 North in Fuquay Varina. His Quick Pick ticket matched all five numbers to win the jackpot. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598. Tuesday’s jackpot is $100,000.
Dunn claimed his prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $191,601.
Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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