Kimberly Campbell, a Charlotte resident and mother of five, likes to play Cash 5 every day and on Saturday her luck paid off with a $100,000 jackpot win.
“For the first 24 hours after I found out I was floating on a cloud,” Campbell recalled.
She bought her lucky ticket using Online Play. Her ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing to win the jackpot. The odds of matching numbers on all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
“This came right on time for me,” Campbell said. “I’m really appreciative.”
Campbell said she feels great about her big win and feels like another one might be on the way soon.
“Like Arnold Schwarzenegger said, ‘I’ll be back,’” she laughed.
Campbell claimed her prize at lottery headquarters Wednesday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $71,501.
She plans to put her winnings toward a down payment on a house.
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. Thursday's jackpot is $150,000.
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