Orange County woman bags $226,671 jackpot win

November 22, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 12:10 PM

Patricia Oliver of Chapel Hill took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket on Sunday and won a $226,671 jackpot.

Oliver 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.

She claimed her prize at lottery headquarters Thursday and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $162,070.

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. Friday’s jackpot is $120,000.

9 COMMENTS

11/24/2024 11:42 - Sandra B.

Why is it that every surrounding state has had quads?NC Lottery
Hi Sandra, we love it when popular numbers are drawn and players win lots of money. However, we have strict rules in place to ensure that every set of numbers, regardless of popularity, has exactly the same chance of being drawn in every drawing. Regardless of past draw results, there is always a 1 in 1,000 chance that one of the 10 "quads" will be drawn from among the 10,000 possible winning combinations.

11/24/2024 09:06 - Sareeta T.

Congratulations Patricia!!how awesome I am the next jackpot winner for Orange County!!

11/24/2024 08:43 - Kirk X F.

I'm so happyfor you!

11/24/2024 09:37 - Tom W.

NCEL would get more play for Cash 5 if you started the jackpot at $500,000 or even better, $1,000,000

11/23/2024 06:32 - Darlene E.

Congrats may try the online QP!!!!

11/22/2024 09:02 - Pam B.

Hi, Patricia. So nice to hear that someone from Chapel Hill hit the jackpot for Cash 5! Happy Thanksgiving !!!

11/22/2024 07:48 - Eloise E.

Congrats!!!

11/22/2024 06:04 - Contrell C.

NCEL when will they add double play for cash 5 to online play?NC Lottery
Hi, Contrell! At this time, we don't have any set plans for adding Double Play or EZ Match to Cash 5, as our site's functionality does not currently support those features. That said, we're always looking to improve the player experience and the folks in charge of these decisions read comments on our blogs, so the future is full of possibilities! We hope to be able to offer this as an option one day in the future.

11/22/2024 12:55 - Lucinda W.

Congratulations ????????

Orange County woman bags $226,671 jackpot win

November 22, 2024 Posted by NC Lottery at 12:10 PM

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