Hipolito Berrocales of Leland took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $491,290 jackpot on Sunday.
Berrocales bought his lucky ticket from the Han-Dee Hugo’s on Northwest Road in Leland. His ticket matched all five numbers to win the jackpot. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize at lottery headquarters Tuesday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, he took home $351,273.
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. Wednesday’s jackpot is $120,000.
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