Mecklenburg County Woman Wins $100,000 Cash 5 Jackpot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (News Release) — Leigh Ham of Charlotte tried her luck on a Cash 5 ticket and won a $100,000 jackpot.

Ham purchased her winning Quick Pick ticket for the June 22 drawing from the Circle K on Randolph Road in Charlotte.

She claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters and took home $70,750 after required federal and state tax withholdings.

Carolina Cash 5 tickets are $1 and drawings are held every night. Tuesday’s jackpot is $120,000. The odds of winning a Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 962,598.

Cash 5 is one of four lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying their tickets through Online Play either through the lottery’s website or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

Ticket sales from draw games like Cash 5 make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million per year for education. For details on how $60.5 million raised by the lottery made a difference in Mecklenburg County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.