Vincent Ximines of Wake Forest took a chance on a $1 Cash 5 ticket and won a $685,796 jackpot.
Ximines bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket for the June 21 drawing using Online Play. The odds of matching all five balls playing Cash 5 are 1 in 962,598.
He claimed his prize Tuesday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, Ximines took home $493,842.
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. Wednesday’s jackpot is $100,000.
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