Certain numbers mean more to Phyllis Costin of Bailey, so she uses them when she plays Cash 5 and it paid off Wednesday with a $271,509 jackpot.
“I use some family birthdays and my anniversary,” she said.
Costin, a grandmother of four, said she shared the news of her big win with her daughter right away.
“I said, ‘Come in here, I think I won the lottery,’” Costin recalled. “I couldn’t believe it.”
She bought her lucky $1 ticket for the drawing from Mr. S Tobacco and Grill on U.S. 264 in Sims. The odds of matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598.
Costin claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $194,816.
Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the NC Lottery Official Mobile App. Monday’s jackpot is $155,000.
Nash County received $50 million in grants with money raised by the lottery to build new schools. For details on other ways money from the lottery made a difference for education programs in Nash County, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.
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