Terry Haywood Sr. of Ooltewah, Tenn., took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket on Tuesday and won an $823,409 jackpot.
Haywood bought his lucky ticket from Hot Spot on U.S. 64 West in Murphy. The odds of matching all five balls playing Cash 5 are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize Thursday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, Haywood took home $592,938.
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. Friday’s jackpot is $120,000.
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