After Raleigh resident Gwendolyn Curley’s $1 Cash 5 ticket became a $120,000 jackpot win Saturday night, she called her kids right away to deliver the good news.
“I called my daughter then my other daughter then my son because I wanted to tell them all together,” she recalled, “even though it was 2 a.m.”
Curley said she wants to use her winnings to help out her children.
“I’m going to give my kids and grandkids some of the money,” she said.
Curley bought her lucky Quick Pick ticket using Online Play. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 962,598.
“I like Online Play because it’s just more convenient,” she said.
She claimed her prize at lottery headquarters Tuesday in Raleigh and, after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $85,800.
“That’s a lot of money,” she said. “I still can’t believe it.”
In addition to helping her family, she plans to pay off her car.
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. Tuesday’s jackpot is $120,000.
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